CM347 The Documentary Tradition   (3.00 cr.)

A close study of the documentary tradition--including ethnography, propaganda, cinema verité, and postmodernism--that testifies to the tremendous vitality of the form, assesses its current state, and projects the future. Screenings celebrate human dignity and diversity in its many variations of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, culture, religion, and sexual orientation. Students view, discuss, and write about majors works and apply insights to their own documentary projects. IF (Fall only)