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Celebrating Emerging Documentary Voices

This spring, five Duke students earned their Certificate in Documentary Studies and completed powerful capstone projects. Their work — spanning photography, film, zines and oral history — explores themes ranging from memory and loss to the beauty of everyday life.

Their projects debuted at the CDS Spring Celebration as part of a larger exhibition of emerging documentary work. Kudos to⁠ Grace "Gi" Chun, Ella Davis, Jasmin Riley, Harriet Throsby and Lauren Valle!

Image: Interior of 믿음, 소망, 사랑 (Faith, Hope, Love) — a risograph zine by Grace "Gi" Chun reflecting on familial love and grief.

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DOCST 330S
Oral History and Storytelling

Explore the fields of oral history and public history by participating in a community-based project. Examine a wide variety of sources related to oral history and public history theory and practice… read more about Oral History and Storytelling »

DOCST 325S
Documenting Resistance on Film: The Poor People's Campaign from 1968 to Today

This documentary course explores the rich archival landscape and contemporary reverberations of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, a transformative social movement that radically challenged economic… read more about Documenting Resistance on Film: The Poor People's Campaign from 1968 to Today »

DOCST 101
Traditions in Documentary Studies

Traditions of documentary work seen through an interdisciplinary perspective, with an emphasis on twentieth-century practice. Introduces students to a range of documentary idioms and voices,… read more about Traditions in Documentary Studies »

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“Emerging Documentary Work” 04/24/25 - 08/29/25
10:00 am
Center for Documentary Studies

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16
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Full Frame Summer Road Show: Story & Pictures By
5:30 am
Durham County Main Library

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2
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Miler Lagos: The Merx Tree
12:00 am
Rubenstein Arts Center, Ruby Lounge

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  • Two students look at a manuscript in the Perkins Special Collections
    Doc+: A Summer of Documentary Immersion at Duke
  • Lauren Valle wears a Duke blue graduation gown and looks into the camera while resting her head on her hand
    Lauren Valle Receives Julia Harper Day Award for Documentary Studies
  • A woman speaks into a microphone with glowing light behind her.
    The 2025 CDS Filmmaker Award Goes to “Coexistence, My Ass!”
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Full Frame, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies, is one of the world’s premiere showcases for nonfiction cinema. This year the festival will take place April 3-6, 2025, and will screen dozens of groundbreaking new documentaries. Passes are on sale now! 

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Program Spotlights

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Literacy Through Photography

LTP continues its decades-long work with Durham Public Schools, connecting picture-making with writing and critical thinking.

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DocX Initiative

DocX is driven by what documentary artists need to make their work most resonant in the world. The latest offering is the DocX Residency–Another World is Possible.

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Lehman Brady Professorship

The Center for Documentary Studies coordinates a visiting professorship in documentary studies and American studies at Duke and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

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