Special Topics (390-0-21)

Topic

Documenting Injustice

Instructors

Brent E Huffman

Meeting Info

McCormick Foundation Ctr 2131: Mon 8:00AM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

This course will team undergraduate journalism students in Evanston with incarcerated students at Stateville Correctional Center to create short documentaries that tell the incarcerated student's story in their own words. This class will be part of the Epistemic Reparations Project created by Professor Jennifer Lackey and funded by the Buffet Institute for Global Affairs.

Evanston students will travel to Stateville one day a week to learn documentary production with Stateville students at the Northwestern Prison Education Program classroom at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, IL.

During the course, Evanston students will create a short documentary outlining the incarcerated student's story. They will direct, shoot, and edit the documentary in groups of two. This short 7-10 minute documentary film will premiere at a Chicago event and will also have the potential to show at a major film festival. Evanston students will learn hands on technical skills: cinematography, sound recording, interviewing, lighting, editing, etc.

Registration Requirements

Students cannot take 368 Documentary concurrently with this course.
Pre-req: JOUR 301 or JOUR 323.

Class Materials (Required)

None

Class Notes

Class time includes travel. Students should not plan to schedule other classes this day.
Class will also be held on June 3rd.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Prerequisites apply, see description
Registration is By Application Only

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: This section is currently closed to registration. Please contact the department directly with any questions.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required