The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library, a collaboration between New York University Libraries and NYU’s Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, preserves and makes accessible videos documenting the expression of social and political life through performance in the many cultures and political landscapes of the Americas. This partnership dates back many years, and the current collection includes more than 1,100 individual titles.
Our recent project to reformat and republish the collection was prompted by the sunsetting of Adobe Flash technology. As a result, viewers no longer need Flash in order to view streaming content online. Our project team also:
- Added captions
- Enhanced the information about each video (aka the metadata)
- Enabled display on mobile devices
Please go to the new HIDVL collection to view these extraordinary videos.