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In this workshop, participants are introduced to ethnographic research methods and to consider the ethical dimensions of working with community members in creating knowledge. We will practice interviewing techniques while considering the power relations and possibilities for establishing rapport with a focus on the participants’ current research contexts.

Students bring their current writing projects to this workshop to participate in a series of exercises in which they revise and translate key concepts in their work for various audiences.

In this practical workshop students will be introduced to basic methods of documentary filmmaking, interviewing ‘on camera’, sound recording and key aspects of camerawork. Students learn how to integrate video, audio, photography and text in the construction of an audio-visual report/essay or an explainer video. Students will be practicing how to make use of mobile devices for information gathering and audio-visual storytelling, in order to document and present their community-based research. By doing that, students will be challenged to develop innovative ways of working within the technological limits of inexpensive handheld devices while exploring the possibilities these devices offer for immediate, inconspicuous and immersive journalism and storytelling.

Students bring their first ideas for a video production to present expected research outcomes and participate in peer feedback sessions to prepare a film proposal to present their work to diverse audiences.