292. Documentary: Sociological Movie Making
How can social scientists use video to carry out social research and to communicate what they discover? What are the opportunities (and the pitfalls) that visual expression poses for the student? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the documentary and photojournalistic tradition and how is that tradition connected to the social sciences? This course will enable students to develop the analytic and practical skills necessary to produce a visual essay. The focus of the course is on documenting the town of Norton and each student will produce an independent project consisting of a digitally edited movie on some aspect of the town's history, lifestyles or culture. Student access to a video camera is recommended.
(John Grady)