AS 3735 - Documentary Media Studies

Credits: 4

What is reality? Can truth be captured and represented? Learn about documentary film, photography and new media projects from the birth of photography to today. Watch and critique seminal documentary projects. Explore documentary as political expression, entertainment, art, journalism, propaganda and self-portrait. Lectures, readings and discussions focus on forms and styles of non-fiction storytelling, the role of documentaries in society, and documentary ethics and practice.

Prerequisites
EC II

When Offered:
Occasionally.