English 569: Digital Media and English Studies

Documentary and Ethnography

Dr. Catherine C. Braun, Autumn 2006

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Office: MR 305
Ofc. Hrs.: M/W 3-5pm

LINKS

Class schedule
Class policies
Assignments

MEDIA

Transom.org

This American Life

Sound Portraits

CLASS SCHEDULE

Readings/Assignments are due on the date listed. This schedule is subject to change throughout the quarter to meet class needs.

Documentary and the Photo Essay

Week 1

9.20

Introductions

Discuss Assignments

Activity: Photos as Story and Argument

Week 2

9.25

Topic: The Language of Photography and Design

Stephens: “Expanding the Language of Photographs” [download PDF]

Delagrange: Principles of Visual Design [download PowerPoint]

Flickr.com: “browse interesting photos”

pobbly: digital collage (http://pobbly.livejournal.com/125511.html)

Beyond the Ninth Wave: Not Weight Watchers Approved

In class: Basic Photoshop [image 1] [image 2]

9.27

Topic: Photography as Documentary

Nichols, "Documentary Modes of Representation" [part 1 PDF] [part 2 PDF] [part 3 PDF]

Sontag: “On Photography” [download PDF]

“An Interview with Susan Sontag”

Time’s Photo Essays: “Who Are the Iranians” and “Forest Defenders”

In class: Advanced Photoshop

Week 3

10.2

Studio Work Day: Photo Essay
10.4

Studio Critique

Week 4

10.9

Studio Work Day: Photo Essay
10.11

Looking Back: Documentary and the Photo Essay

Due: Photo Essay

Documentary and the Audio Essay

Week 5

10.16

Topic: Ethnography vs. Documentary

Reading:

Activity:

10.18

Topic: Composing with Audio

Reading:

Activity:

Week 6

10.23

Topic: Ethics & Audio Ethnography

Reading:

Activity:

10.25

Studio Work Day

Week 7

10.30

Studio Critique
11.1

Studio Work Day

Documentary and the Montage

Week 8

11.6

Studio Work Day (Audio projects)
11.8

Topic: Montage

LocusNovus.com

Digitaldocumentary.org: “Brown” and “Here In My Arms”

Time Photo Essays: “Memories in the Landscape”

Poemsthatgo.com

Due: Audio Essay

Week 9

11.13

Topic: Montage & Reflection

Activity: Learning PhotoStory
11.15

Studio Work Day (Reflection Montage)

Week 10

11.20

Studio Work Day (Reflection Montage)
11.22

Studio Work Day (Reflection Montage)

Week 11

11.27

Studio Work Day (Reflection Montage)
11.29

Studio Work Day (Reflection Montage)

Finals Week

12.4 Due: Personal Reflection
   

RESOURCES

Google Image Search

Photoshop Tips

Audio

Sound America
Free Audio Clips
WavSource
Daily Wave
Creative Commons
The Movie Sounds Page
CCMixter
OPSound

Photo Story

Photo Story directions (class)
Download Photo Story 3