This DVD compilation offers a series of stand-alone interviews with some of the most prominent scholars, experts, and activists in political and social thought that critique mainstream media's coverage of the war on terrorism. This accessible format is designed to allow educators to bring the voices of these cultural analysts directly into their classrooms.

Launched in September 2001, Beyond the Frame is a series of interviews with leading scholars, experts, and activists offering alternative perspectives on the 9/11 tragedy and its aftermath. Originally a web-only project, the interviews were(and continue to be) available free of charge via streaming video through MEF's website. The project was a response to MEF's alarm at the dangerously restricted range of views presented by the mainstream media, largely confined to the opinions of political elites and a commercial frame dependent on advertisers and ratings.

Featuring some of the most prominent names in political and social thought, the site has been accessed to date by tens of thousands of people seeking alternatives to mainstream media coverage in a post-9/11 world. Created in response to educator requests, the DVD will allow these interviews to be shown in the classroom.

Featuring Interviews with: Seth Ackerman, Belquis Ahmadi, Joan Blades, Maliha Chishti, Noam Chomsky, Jo Commerford, Kevin Danaher, Cynthia Enloe, Henry Giroux, Janine Jackson, Robert Jensen, Sut Jhally, Darryl Kimball, Michael Kimmel, Mhahsa Khanbabai, Naomi Klein, Manning Marable, Mark Crispin Miller, Bernie Sanders, Ritu Sharma, Vandana Shiva, and Alisa Solomon.

Thematic Sections: Asking Why: Historical Contexts | Watching the Media | Women & the Afghan War | Homeland Insecurity | Resisting War, Defending Democracy | The Iraq War & Militarism

Executive Producers: Loretta Alper & Sut Jhally
Editor: Kenyon King
Associate Producer: Kendra Olson

See interviewee biographies on their individual webpages at Beyond the Frame.

Interviewees not included in the web project:
Joan Blades September 5, 2003
Co-Founder, MoveOn.org
Maliha Chishti August 5, 2003
Human Rights Activist, Former Director of Hague Appeal for Peace
Jo Commerford September 15, 2003
Program Coordinator, New England Region, American Friends Service Committee
Darryl Kimball June 13, 2003
Director, Arms Control Association
Mahsa Khanbabai September 22, 2003
Immigration Lawyer, member National Organization of Muslim Lawyers
Bernie Sanders August 19, 2003
U.S. House of Representatives
Vandana Shiva September 4, 2003
Physicist, Global Activist, Director Research Foundation on Science, Technology & Ecology

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