COMM 215 Turning the Lens Documentary Film

This course examines documentary as an art form and powerful storytelling tool. As distribution outlets like Netflix, hulu and YouTube become more popular, the access to documentaries is at a record high. The number of households without a paid cable or satellite subscription has increased over 67 percent in the last several years, as consumers shift to alternative distribution outlets, where documentaries are surging. The course will look at how documentaries shape our cultural conversations on topics of national importance. This course will draw from perspectives in PJCS, history, English and other disciplines in analyzing documentary films. An Artistic World course in the Goshen Core.