HIST 688: Topics in History and New Media

HIST 688-001: Scholarly Digital Storytelling
(Spring 2025)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W

Research Hall 369

Section Information for Spring 2025

Digital storytelling can be many things: narrative . . . interactive . . . linear . . . nonlinear . . . immersive . . . ethnographic. . . artistic. It can also be scholarly. Digital storytelling can provide a compelling medium for exploring and redefining academic research, intended audiences, and scholarly communication. It can provide opportunities to examine evidence and arguments in new ways, reframe academic research, and learn digital skills. 

This class will investigate a range of questions through exploration, research, and experimentation: What is scholarly digital storytelling? How does it differ from other kinds of storytelling? How do we tell stories related to academic research? How does scholarly digital storytelling work in higher education?

The course combines reading, viewing, writing, and hands-on practice. Students will develop their digital and research skills. Each student will create a 10-minute digital story (or equivalent) based on their area of study and individual academic research. Students will have an opportunity to examine issues through the content, context, and lens appropriate for their discipline and learning goals.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Covers specific topics in history and new media selected by the instructor, with an emphasis on combining theoretical analysis and readings with hands-on projects and problem-solving. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by History & Art History. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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