Documenting the Migrant Journey

In this course we will interrogate how migrants and immigration has been represented in the media, including the news, social media, books and film. As it will be part of the Mellon Migration program, we will invite Vermont-based stakeholders to class to talk about their experience, including Migrant Justice activists, local employers, immigration lawyers and others. This will provide the foundation necessary to conceive how we will portray the migrant experience in Vermont. Ultimately,students will produce their own multi-part audio documentary. To do this, they will learn interviewing skills, how to structure a narrative, write and edit a script, and use digital editing and sound design software. This course is part of the Axinn Center for the Humanities’ Mellon Foundation Public Humanities Initiative.