Advanced Topics in Social and Cultural Analysis (303-0-22)

Topic

Making Community Media

Instructors

Helen H Cho

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Tues 4:00PM - 6:50PM

Overview of class

This course uses community-based learning to gain a deeper understanding of social action and change. Through experiential learning, we examine how power, privilege, and positionality work in community partnerships. Our class will partner with Full Spectrum Features, a Chicago-based nonprofit committed to using film and digital storytelling to spark empathic learning and work toward educational justice. This is a ‘doing' course, so our primary mode of learning is through action and reflection. We will work with Full Spectrum Features on projects related to their digital cinematic history of Japanese American redress, which are likely to include: scouting locations for the film, analyzing oral histories to include in the script, and creating a shortlist for the film's advisory board.

Learning Objectives

Learn how to build relational community partnerships
Reframe social action by developing praxiscritical consciousness
Build practical skills, such as project management

Class Materials (Required)

All class readings will be available as PDFs or links on Canvas.

Class Notes

Please contact Professor Cho (hcho@northwestern.edu) prior to enrollment.

Class Attributes

Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area