documentary research class

Muhlenberg's new program in Film Studies builds on the expertise faculty have developed teaching film courses in various departments for many years. In particular, the department of media & communication has a long offered a variety of courses in film theory and production.

Dr. Lora Taub-Pervizpour's documentary research class challenges students to examine the moral and ethical tensions documentarians confront as they represent the lives of others.   In creating their own documentary films, students engage in a reflexive process that reveals as much about the documentarians as those documented.  The project can be difficult,  but extraordinarily revealing.  Each semester a different theme is explored.  In Fall 2005, students' documentary work focused on "identity" in connection with the Center for Ethics program, "The Politics and Ethics of Identity".

To view some Real Media* samples of recent projects, click on the links below:
"Two Different Kinds of Love"	"Lost But Not Forgotten"
"My Father's Lesson"	"American Eggroll"

* Realplayer Required

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