Joel Foreman documentary videotape collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Joel Foreman documentary videotape collection, C0008, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
24 Linear Feet 14 boxes
Creator:
Foreman, Joel
Abstract:
This collection contains dozens of video and reel tapes produced by former George Mason University English Professor Joel Foreman. Videotapes include Clapsaddle's own oral history; documentaries on the novelists William Styron, Rita Mae Brown, and Carlos Fuentes; the documentary series "The Southern Eastern Shore of Maryland" and "Thinking in the 20th Century"; and edited masters of the documentary "Women's Work."
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joel Foreman documentary videotape collection, C0008, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains dozens of video and reel tapes produced by former George Mason University English Professor Joel Foreman. Videos include Jerry Clapsaddle's own oral history; documentaries on the novelists William Styron, Rita Mae Brown, and Carlos Fuentes; the documentary series "The Southern Eastern Shore of Maryland" and "Thinking in the 20th Century"; and edited masters of the documentary "Women's Work."

Biographical / historical:

Joel Foreman is an English professor whose career has focused on digital media and distance learning. In the late 1970s Foreman produced and directed several broadcast documentaries featured in this collection, including documentaries on the novelists William Styron, Rita Mae Brown, and Carlos Fuentes. In the 1980s he began studying the diffusion and impact of electronic media. As a practitioner of video journalism Foreman produced a number of documentaries for public television, also included in this collection, including programs for the Arts and Entertainment Network, the Discovery Channel, and other outlets. In 1996 Foreman started building web-based learning environments to support his own distance courses on the subject of virtual organization. His publications include a collection of essays, The Other Fifties: Interrogating Mid-century American Icons (University of Illinois Press, 1997), and several articles on such diverse topics as cultural studies in the classroom, computer-generated graphics, and the filmic representation of organizational dynamics. His most recent research in networked and distributed learning environments was conducted for the National Security Agency, for which he co-directed a 2-year project to design, construct, and assess learning modules for virtual problem-solving teams. Recent publications include articles on game-based learning, digital writing courses, and virtual organization.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Joel Foreman in 1989-2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009.

Arrangement:

Arranged by subject and title.

Physical / technical requirements:

The Special Collections Research Center does not have the equipment necessary to play obsolete audiovisual material found in the Joel Foreman documentary videotape collection. Additional time and money may be required to digitize this material for access.