#digitalnarrative

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Digital storytelling stands out for its directness of emotional expression and voice. In this course, students will help bring to life the reality of their individual experiences—past, present, and conceivable future—through digital storytelling.

Students will reflect on their lives prior to college as well as what they’ve experienced while in school. They will look inward, but also outward, since many students at Kalamazoo College have developed strong interests in a field of study and/or causes for social justice. We will look to see how their personal experiences have coalesced to influence their deep interest in a discipline, possibly interwoven with being a socially constructive and positive human being.

Stories will begin with personal, factual evidence that grows outward—from the specific to the general. Students then will make small pieces that relate their story using image and text or video and sound (utilizing easily accessible tools). The works may range from straight reportage to the experimental, from non-fiction to the allegorical. Their creative works will be designed primarily for, and dissemination through, social media. By imparting their story to an audience, it is hoped they will make meaningful connections between themselves and others.