Sun, Feb 14, 2010
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE F.B.I. IS MOSTLY A MYTHICAL CONSTRUCT SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED BY THE BUREAU ITSELF. A richly illustrated history of the G-Man or the Fed in popular culture: How the F.B.I. gave birth to the G man and won its notoriety. How J. Edgar Hoover wrote and supervised scripts. How the image of the agent evolved into spy catcher, gang buster, tracker of serial killers, or hunter of extra terrestrials. A voyage in its dealings with dominant media up to and beyond the copyrighting of its name in 1956. -Illustrated with excerpts from Films and T.V., radio shows and comic strips -commented by the agents themselves. An historical kaleidoscope, reawakening souvenirs of a century of pop-culture. A striking introduction.
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
THE F.B.I. HAS THE OBLIGATION OF PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN. A TASK RIDDLED WITH CONTRADICTIONS.
The F.B.I. Presidents politics and dirty tricks.From John Kennedys assassination to the Watergate and its aftermath. Past agents and directors charged with domestic intelligence who worked to eliminate perceived threats as diverse as; the Klu Klux Clan, the Weathermen the Socialist Workers Party White Supremacists, etc the list goes on will give us first-hand accounts. We will ask important questions on Cointelpro-style operations, their political ramifications and the limitations and goals of domestic intelligence programs.
Oklahoma City, Mississippi Burning, Martin Luther King, the Black Panthers
How has the F.B.I., as guarantor of the American Dream, policed the frontiers of public Freedom?
Sun, Mar 7, 2010
WITH 25,OOO MURDERS, OF WHICH ONLY 50 PERCENT ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. YOU HAVE A 50/50 CHANCE OF GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER IN TODAYS AMERICA.
The successes and failures of the war on violent criminals.
At the scene of a particularly horrifying I5 year old crime, a now retired profiler pursues with his active colleague the hunt for the murderers and rapists, of a mother and daughter (bound together in a huge trash can) thrown alive into the icy waters of a river. The stars of the behavioral science unit and the directors and agents involved in the most spectacular criminal cases, along with their colleagues involved in crime scene investigations, and hostage negotiations relate their discipline and its most remarkable moments.
We will discover how the F.B.I., through forensics and the study of behavior, became internationally known for tracking serial killers