Detroit Media Arts and Activism Residency ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn about media-based organizing, a collaborative process that uses media, art, or technology to address the roots of problems and advance holistic solutions towards a more just and creative world. Concepts and theories of “intersectionality” which recognize the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender will be explored as students learn how intersectionality relates to current activism and coalition building initiatives. As part of this course, students are required to participate in the annual Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Held every other summer, the conference brings together a vibrant and diverse community of people using media to incite change: filmmakers, radio producers, technologists, youth organizers, writers, entrepreneurs, musicians, dancers, and artists.