The first pamphlet for MDOCS introduced the slogan  evidence-based storytelling  as well as key program components: Storytellers\u27 institute, Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project, academic year programming and coursework

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Skidmore College: Creative Matter

John B. MooreDocumentaryStudiesCollaborativeCreative Thought MattersJohn B. Moore DocumentaryStudies CollaborativeDirector:Jordana Dym, historyAdvisory board:Daniel Curley, classics Heather Hurst ’97, anthropology Crystal Moore, social workJeff Segrave, health and exercise sciencesTo learn more or get involved:visit: www.skidmore.edu/mdocs ore-mail: mdocs@skidmore.edutwitter: mdocsskidmorefacebook: www.facebook.com/SkidmoreMDOCSMDOCSCourses, workshops, eventsMDOCS provides a gateway course that introduces thetraditions, skills, and principles of documentary art. Addi-tional courses and workshops,often co-listed with academic de-partments and programs, deepenstudents’ ability to translate thestories they develop across thecurriculum into documentaryform. MDOCS also sponsors add-on courses, hosts or facilitates academic internships, and gives workshopsthat fit before or between other courses. Check the col-lege catalog for details.Memory project     As part of MDOCS, and in collaboration with   community partners seeking to develop and disseminate key stories, the Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project documents the history and cultures of the college, city, and county. Participants can take a practicum, suggest interviewees, accessthe project’s audio and video archives,and use its databases and other materials. For students inany discipline, the project supports independent studiesand academic internships in documentary arts.Summer InstituteEach summer, the MDOCS Storytellers’ Institute bringstogether documentary professionals, Skidmore facultyand students, and regional documentarians for an inten-sive five weeks of project development and production,presentations, practice, and conversation. Beginners canexplore the craft at public events or by taking MDOCSsummer classes. Advancedstudents can earn collegecredits and engage in masterclasses or the memory-projectpracticum. Documentariansinterested in a residencyshould apply in October; fac-ulty and students with projectswill be selected in February.ResourcesMDOCS provides a range of audio andvideo equipment, software, workstations,and training through Skidmore’s MediaServices and the MDOCS lab in ScribnerLibrary room 113, as well as through part-nerships with the student-run WSPNradio and SkidTV. On and off campus,faculty, staff, and students seeking to enhance their skills or devise new course elements mayreceive tuition coverage or stipends. The Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project offers small grants to individ-uals or groups in the community who are involved inMDOCS-related activities. Skidmore’s internship andstudent-opportunity funds and faculty-developmentgrants can also be applied to MDOCS activities.DocumentaryStudies at SkidmoreWhat is documentary?Evidence-based stories that matter—clearly, creatively,and compellingly told.Why MDOCS?The Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative, connectstoday’s student documentari-ans to storytelling traditions,practices, and skills that willhelp shape the future. Launchedin 2014, the collaborative inte-grates liberal arts questionsand analysis with documentaryfieldwork and production in arange of media (sound, film,photography, exhibition, digitalmedia, and more), enhancingthe curriculum and campus lifewhile linking Skidmore withsurrounding communities. The collaborative invites doc-umentarians beyond Skidmore to join with faculty andstudents in learning and doing, year round, in class andout.

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