Video for Social Change Oral History collection, 2014
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies, Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University), and Human Rights Archive (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- Video for Social Change was a documentary film course taught by Bruce Orenstein at the Center for Documentary Studies in the spring of 2014. The collection includes eight interviews, with North Carolina social justice activists James Andrews, Rukiya Dillahunt, Anita Earls, Angaza Laughinghouse, Dani Moore, Allison Riggs, Melinda Wiggins, and Mel Williams. The materials in the collection include camera footage in AVCHD format, edited master videos in MP4 format, and transcripts for eight interviews.
- Extent:
- 177.9 Gigabytes (24 files)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10144
Background
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Video for Social Change was a documentary film course taught by Bruce Orenstein at the Center for Documentary Studies in the spring of 2014. Focusing on the production of advocacy videos for social change, the course introduced knowledge and skill sets needed to make effective videos for grassroots organizations, exploring how video is integrated into organizing strategies to achieve better results. Student projects consisted of video oral histories with social justice advocates in North Carolina, including James Andrews, Rukiya Dillahunt, Anita Earls, Angaza Laughinghouse, Dani Moore, Allison Riggs, Melinda Wiggins, and Mel Williams. The materials in the collection include raw footage, edited projects, and transcripts.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Craig Breaden, June 2014.
Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014-0095
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Poverty -- North Carolina
Migrant agricultural laborers -- North Carolina
Suffrage -- North Carolina
Civil rights -- North Carolina - Format:
- Video recordings
Audiovisual materials
Oral histories - Names:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
Human Rights Archive (Duke University)
Andrews, James, 1948-
Dillahunt, Rukiya, 1945-
Earls, Anita, 1960-
Laughinghouse, Angaza, 1952-
Moore, Dani
Riggs, Allison, 1981-
Wiggins, Melinda
Williams, Mel, 1943- - Places:
- North Carolina -- Social conditions
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[Identification of item], Video for Social Change Oral History Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m13h8d