Attached is an essay that discusses a tri-university grant, "Mediated Geographies: Critical Pedagogy and Geographic Education" funded by the Arizona Board of Regents in 2005-2006 (citation below). The principal goal was to create an integrated series of innovative undergraduate courses using the learner-centered strategy of critical pedagogy to encourage students to critically examine mediated materials (advertisements, television shows, and films) and engage one another through semester long group projects requiring them to develop digital video or multi-media PowerPoint presentations focused on geographic theories and processes. Students from the three universities presented their work at a three-day conference held at Northern Arizona University in April of 2006. Some of the videos can be found at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~clukinbe/video/.
Lukinbeal, Chris, Christina B. Kennedy; John Paul Jones III; John Finn; Keith A. Woodward; David Nelson; Zane Austin Grant; Nicole Antonopoulos; Ari Palos; Carol Atkinson-Palombo. 2007. Mediated Geographies: Critical Pedagogy and Geographic Education. Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 69: 31-44.
Chris Lukinbeal, PhD, GISP
Director, Master's of Science in GIST
http://msgis.arizona.edu
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School Geography and Development
The University of Arizona
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Subject: Re: Geography and film - training courses
Dear Jessica,
I am in the fourth year of running a Master's course in making documentary films in geography at the University of Geneva as part of our taught Master's programme. This is a course run in collaboration with a professional filmmaking studio within the University, taught jointly by a geographer and a filmmaker (i.e. me and Nicolas Senn, head of the Studio MédiasUnis). We find it a fabulous format for teaching all sorts of research skills.
The students produce films in groups of 3, following 14 hours of technical training and intense individual mentoring during editing.
Examples of last year's work here:
http://www.unige.ch/ses/geo/etudes/Master-1/atelierfilms.html
This course is taken by geographers, but also sociologists, historians and socioeconomists. We have about 16-20 students a year, about the maximum we can cope with. All the equipment and infrastructure is loaned to them. An amazingly lucky arrangement. The students make a huge effort and commitment to this course.
This has led to some of our students completing their final Master's dissertation in film form. Two of the Master's projects here:
http://www.unige.ch/ses/geo/etudes/Memoires-PR.html
For this, we have chosen to give the film real status, and only request a shortened written document: basically a literature review and project proposal. Some films available with English sub-titles, one film in English, otherwise in French. We encourage them to take part in competitions and events, and find that they can really reach new audiences in this way.
I recently organised a research day around film in social sciences, if you are at all interested. The programme is available here in French ("Faire de la vidéo"):
http://www.unige.ch/ses/geo/medias-conferences/conferences.html
Hope this helps!
Juliet
Quoting Jessica Jacobs <[log in to unmask]>:
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>> Dear Forum
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>> I'm trying to find out where in the world geography students are
>> offered practical training in video and film as a research method.
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>> I know there are many available for sociology and anthropology but
>> are there any for geographers?
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>> Information about training in the theory of film/video as a
>> research method for geographers) would also be greatly appreciated
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>> Many thanks
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>> Jessica
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>> Jessica Jacobs
>> Royal Holloway
>> University of London
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