Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0267 - Nonfiction Audio Storytelling

This course will emphasize the art of producing nonfiction audio stories - including documentaries and more lyrical sound pieces for radio or podcast. Beginning and advanced students are welcome. Over the semester, each student will produce three broadcast-quality audio works, all of which will be aired on Hampshire's radio station and possibly other outlets. The course will cover basic and advanced audio story production techniques, such as recording and editing practices; the uses of sound and music; rhythm, pacing, and beats; story structure; and writing and narration practices, including the use of producer as narrator/ character. We will listen to the works of exemplary producers from around the world, including voices not widely broadcast in the U.S. We will discuss the politics of storytelling. And we will experiment with critical audio storytelling and the lines between art, documentary, and ethnography as well as the possibilities of story as methodology.

Multiple Cultural Perspectives Independent Work Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours per week in work and preparation outside of class time.