The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes strategies to use media as creative tools for public knowledge and action. It focuses on social documentaries for civil society and democracy, and on the public media environment that supports them. The Center is part of the School of Communication at American University.
Every fall the Center for Social Media present the Human Rights Film Series in collaboration with our partners at the Washington College of Law's Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. ; Find out more:
Intro to the 2010 MYMM conference.
A video that mixes parts of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer with clips from the Twilight movies. Why is this video fair use? What specific categories of fair use does the video employ? What arguments can you make for why this video is fair use?
;A program called Target Women, produced by Current, that makes use of originally shot footage and segments from commercials and other tv shows. Is this video fair use? Why or why not? If yes, what specific categories of fair use does the video employ? If no, what could the video makers have done differently to make it fair use?
This is a compilation of YouTube poster NormanCroucher's top 10 favorite moments from the hit series, Lost. Why is this video fair use? What specific categories of fair use does the video employ? What arguments can you make for why this video is fair use?
A video of a toddler dancing around a kitchen. Is this video fair use? Why or why not? If yes, what specific categories of fair use does the video employ? If no, what could the video makers have done differently to make it fair use?
This video, "Feminism by Whirlpool," was posted on the website Feministing. Why is this video fair use? What specific categories of fair use does the video employ? What arguments can you make for why this video is fair use?
A clip from the Hurricane Katrina fundraising telethon that shows Kanye West claiming that "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Why is this video fair use? What specific categories of fair use does the video employ? What arguments can you make for why this video is fair use?