Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

COM 417 - The Documentary (4 Cr.)

(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
An in-depth investigation of the history and theory of the documentary tradition in film, television, and digital forms. Examining both American and international examples, this course looks at major schools, movements, goals, and styles of documentary production. Representative texts are studied for their sociopolitical influences, persuasive techniques, and aesthetic strategies. Prerequisites: two of the required 300-level theory/criticism and history courses, COM 262, and junior or senior status, by the beginning of the semester; or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, alternate years. Marcus.