CHLT 055 PZ -Digitizing Testimonios

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Digitizing Testimonios: Chicanx-Latinx Documentary Storytelling ‘Digital storytellingâ€™ is the practice of everyday people who use digital tools to tell their stories. This course introduces students to the craft of documentary-digital storytelling through oral history and public history with focus on Chicanx/Latinx communities. In addition to readings and research on Chicanx/Latinx histories, students will learn to transform testimonios into a compelling and emotionally engaging format. Class participants will develop a documentary treatment and collaboratively create a quality short film trailer to screen at an academic venue by the end of the semester.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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