Diversity and Media Access Summer Program
The Brooklyn College departments of Film, Television and Radio, and Art are offering a joint four-week, nine-credit, undergraduate diversity and media access summer intensive program at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, located at the Steiner Studios film production complex in Brooklyn, New York.
The program begins July 5 and runs through July 28. Approximately 15 students will work closely and collaboratively in small groups to write, shoot, edit, and complete visual, sound, and/or Web-based media projects around themes of diversity, inclusion, and access.
Each student in the program will complete three courses that will transfer for credit in film, television and radio, or art. Taught by three full-time faculty members (Kara Andersen [Film], Charles Haine [Film], and MJ Robinson [Television and Radio]), the three courses are a:
- studies-based course (Television and Radio Criticism),
- hybrid theory and production course (Media Literacy), and
- full-on production-based course (Multimedia Design and Production).
In addition to their classroom and fieldwork, Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., students will have access to visiting representatives from various nonprofit and media organizations in New York City. On Fridays, students will participate in field trips to other media and community organizations.
The centerpiece of the program culminates in small-group collaborative diversity projects that will be showcased on the last Friday of the program. The projects will also be highlighted and distributed by Brooklyn College as a showpiece for the important work that young people, people of color, and other marginalized voices can contribute to the American media landscape.
To be eligible, students must have completed at least 15 credits or one year of college-level course work in any discipline. No previous production experience is necessary. All applicants must submit a college transcript and a one-page statement explaining the area of diversity they are interested in giving voice to, including a vision statement of the media they would like to produce.
- Apply now (pdf). Application deadline is April 30.
Students from outside New York City may take advantage of summer student housing options available to them during the program. Contact the Brooklyn College Office of Financial Aid with questions about financial aid options.
The program is administered jointly by Alex Juhasz (chair, Department of Film) and Katherine Fry (chair, Department of Television and Radio).
For more information, contact Professor Juhasz or Professor Fry.
