DOCUMENTARY PRACTICE -- MCOM 201
This course is an exploration of documentary media through history, theory and practice. Students conduct original research, fieldwork and gain experience in interpreting and editing the material they gather into original text, sound and visual communication. By the end of the semester students will have a firm grasp of different documentary traditions as well as technical knowledge of contemporary modes and methods documentary production. Among the important questions this class will address are: What is at stake in using documentary and non-fiction modes of representation? What are the ethical issues involved in documentary media? What is the role and function of documentary modes of communication within contemporary society? How do documentary makers effectively balance aesthetic, rhetorical and narrative considerations without compromising the documentary imperative to represent the world and their subjects truthfully?
Prerequisite: MCOM 101 Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
This course is an exploration of documentary media through history, theory and practice. Students conduct original research, fieldwork and gain experience in interpreting and editing the material they gather into original text, sound and visual communication. By the end of the semester students will have a firm grasp of different documentary traditions as well as technical knowledge of contemporary modes and methods documentary production. Among the important questions this class will address are: What is at stake in using documentary and non-fiction modes of representation? What are the ethical issues involved in documentary media? What is the role and function of documentary modes of communication within contemporary society? How do documentary makers effectively balance aesthetic, rhetorical and narrative considerations without compromising the documentary imperative to represent the world and their subjects truthfully?
Prerequisite: MCOM 101 Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
- Teacher: Jeremy Blatter