Wesleyan Family Academy
Introducing Wesleyan Family Academy, a free, non-credit bearing program that provides Wesleyan families the opportunity to engage with our faculty in a classroom-type setting, highlighting Wesleyan’s commitment to access, launch, and activate possibilities.
CRITICAL CONSUMPTION:
Exploring the World of Documentary Films
Led by Professor Tracy Heather Strain
Virtual Sessions
Tuesdays, January 14, 21, and 28
7-8 p.m. ET
Zoom
We hope you will join us for Critical Consumption: Exploring the World of Documentary Films, instructed by Tracy Heather Strain, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies. Through compelling case studies of thought-provoking documentary films like The Thin Blue Line, Madonna: Truth or Dare, and Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Professor Strain will guide participants through the complexities inherent to documentary filmmaking and viewing, touching on ethics, storytelling, and representation.
The first session was an in-person WESeminar at Homecoming + Family Weekend, and the following three sessions will take place virtually, on Zoom, this January. Attendance at all sessions is encouraged, but not required.