Program Overview
Studies in the United States Culture Industries
DOCST 282S
A survey of the major professions in the arts, media, and entertainment industries, featuring prominent speakers from fields such as studio and independent film and television, screenwriting, directing, producing, financing, acting, artist representation, journalism, marketing, animation, and music. Students apply theory and analysis to projects currently in production, observing live tapings, rehearsals, and screenings. Real-world case studies to examine how and why stories chosen for production shape and are shaped by societal values and discourse, domestic and global economies, and the greater world of the arts and media.
Curriculum Codes
- R
- W
- ALP
Cross-Listed As
- VMS 279S
Typically Offered
Fall and/or Spring
Center for Documentary Studies
Overview
The Center for Documentary Studies offers various programs and courses for undergraduate and graduate students.
Education
Undergraduate Education
- Undergraduate Certificate in Documentary Studies
- DOCST Course List
- Current and Upcoming Undergraduate Courses
- Doc+
- Full Frame Fellows Program
- Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professorship
Graduate Education
- Graduate Education courses are available.
Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Courses
Programs
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
- Literacy Through Photography
- Doc+
- DocX
Exhibitions
- Current Exhibition
- Past Exhibitions
Awards
- CDS Filmmaker Award
- Full Frame Fellows Program
- John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Awards
- Julia Harper Day Award for Documentary Studies
