The Center for Documentary Studies cofounded Duke University’s first Master of Fine Arts program, the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA) program, which brings together the documentary approach and experimental production in analog, digital, and computational media. This unique two-year program fosters collaborations across disciplines and media as it trains sophisticated, creative art practitioners.
The philosophy of the program is guided by a belief in the intersection of personal artistic work with interpretive knowledge and of the relevance of the individual documentary/experimental artist within the cultural history and life of communities. A key component of the program is the notion of creative engagement through the arts and the role of the artist in society.
Visit the MFA|EDA’s dedicated website for more information about the program.
The MFA program was founded by CDS and Duke’s Arts of the Moving Image program and Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies.