Goals
Will return Fall 2024
- To foster transnational and interdisciplinary research of French Arts and Media at Tech.
- To make concrete and visible contributions to the study of French Arts and Media in the form of a website focusing on Les Miserables (archives, documents, vidéos, Les Mis statistics).
Students will be asked to produce a research project or creative project on a topic related to Les Miserables. This could be a research article to be published in a scholarly journal, an analysis of Les Mis film adaptation(s) or the musical, or a collaborative project. It includes creating, developing, or contributing to a website dedicated to Les Mis.
Team members will participate in all aspects of background research and multimedia/creative production. The group meets weekly to discuss assigned readings and to discuss project progress.
Issues Involved or Addressed
Students will learn Humanities Technical Skills: archive research, curation and development; media production; applied understanding of equity and access, race, gender, sexuality, politics, and socioeconomic factors; presentation in oral, web, written, and pedagogical forms; submission for publication in academic journals.
Methods and Technologies
Academic Majors of Interest
- Computing›Computational Media
- Design›Geographic Information Science and Technology
- Ivan Allen›Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies
- Ivan Allen›Chinese
- Ivan Allen›Digital Media
- Ivan Allen›Economics
- Ivan Allen›Economics and International Affairs
- Ivan Allen›French
- Ivan Allen›German
- Ivan Allen›Global Economics and Modern Languages
- Ivan Allen›Global Media and Cultures
- Ivan Allen›History, Technology, and Society
- Ivan Allen›International Affairs
- Ivan Allen›International Affairs and Modern Languages
- Ivan Allen›International Affairs, Science, and Technology
- Ivan Allen›Japanese
- Ivan Allen›Korean
- Ivan Allen›Literature, Media, and Communication
- Ivan Allen›Public Policy
- Ivan Allen›Spanish
- Other›Education
- Other›Entrepreneurship
- Other›Film and Media Studies
Preferred Interests and Preparation
Background/interest and passion for the humanities and arts, e.g. writing, communication, literature, art history, performance, global studies, French language, close reading, education.
Experience with or willingness to learn media studies, media production, cultural studies, film production, literary analysis.
Meeting Schedule & Location
Team Advisors
- Modern Languages