Showing 1 - 5 of 5 titles with a criteria of Subject is History of Ideas

Derrida's Elsewhere

An exploration of the life and ideas of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), arguably the most important philosopher of the 20th Century.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 68 minutes

Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival

A portrait of one of the most important living thinkers in the fields of feminism, science and technology.

Icarus Films | 2017 | 81 minutes

Galileo's Sons

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican Observatory, and the cosmological questions tackled by the Jesuit astronomers there.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 48 minutes

Lotman's World

The story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics. This title has one or more clips.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 57 minutes

Yiddish

Seven young scholars share their love for Yiddish, and for the avant-garde Yiddish poetry written between the World Wars.

Icarus Films | 2020 | 61 minutes