Videographic Criticism
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Introduction: Screening Climate Change
Videographic criticism plays a foundational role within the digital humanities, bridging traditional academic scholarship and creative audiovisual practice. As a method, it enables scholars to produce knowledge using the language of moving images and sounds, rather than relying solely on text (cf. Keathley and Mittell; Grant; and Mittell).
Read the full introduction to this section.
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Evelyn Johnson: The Day After Tomorrow and Environmental Responsibility
The Day After Tomorrow has undoubtedly opened conversations about climate change and environmental responsibility. My video essay tries to speak about the depth with which the movie portrays major climate shifts and possible disaster that may come upon the world.
Watch the video essay.
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Tina Pahnke: I Think You Should Think Less
When I first saw Idiocracy (Mike Judge, 2006), I thought it was a silly movie. That did not surprise me (it is a Mike Judge movie, after all), but what did surprise me was that it is a movie about a very serious subject treated in a most unserious way.
Watch the video essay.
Podcasts
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Introduction: Making A Podcast
Sit down, slip on your headphones, and press play. Within moments, you’re immersed in a compelling story, an engaging conversation between your favorite podcasters, or a thrilling murder mystery.
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But Did You Know About: Episode 1, “Calypso Rose” : Introduction
What is a good topic and format for a podcasting project? Answering these foundational questions was one of the first tasks to be solved by the students participating in Felix Brinker’s “Making a Podcast” independent studies seminars.
Read the introduction to But Did You Know About? Podcast.
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But Did You Know About: Episode 1, “Calypso Rose”
A conversation between Rhea Ramjohn and Lida Shams-Mostofi, transcribed by Elaheh Ghasemi
Listen to But Did You Know About?: Episode 1, "Calypso Rose".
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The Climate Chronicles Podcast: Introduction
Climate change is an omnipresent topic in our everyday lives as well as in academia. Yet climate change is also a psychological and social issue that can have a serious impact on mental health (cf. Clayton).
Read the introduction to Climate Chronicles Podcast.
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The Climate Chronicles Podcast: Episode 1
A conversation between Alican Simsek and Kerem Ak.
Listen to the Climate Chronicles Podcast: Episode 1.
