Thomas Moran
It is a chill documentary course. We watched about 10 documentary (one per week) about different topics from stories of individual families to stories of government officers. It is mostly a discussion and presentations by groups of students throughout the semester.
This course is an absolute hidden gem of the Middlebury College course catalog. It is eye-opening. Sometimes, it pushes you gently. Other times, it does it with some difficulty. The content of these Chinese documentaries are real. For me, this course injected a lot of curiosity in my own family story, and transcended the average meaning of a course at Middlebury. It's a shame that this was the last time that Moran will teach this course, but I'm very honored and feel very fortunate to have been able to take it. Easily one of the best courses I've taken at Middlebury.
This course is an absolute hidden gem of the Middlebury College course catalog. It is eye-opening. Sometimes, it pushes you gently. Other times, it does it with some difficulty. The content of these Chinese documentaries are real. For me, this course injected a lot of curiosity in my own family story, and transcended the average mean …Read more
Absolute 10/10 course -- Thomas Moran is a great professor and all around super chill guy, and the course material is extremely interesting and captivating. Go to the optional weekly screenings for sure. Mostly discussion based classes. Workload is not intense at all; if you have trouble sitting down and watching two films every week I might not recommend it, but otherwise I consider it a must-take for anybody interested in documentary. There are some essays and a final project that can either be another essay or an original documentary film.
Absolute 10/10 course -- Thomas Moran is a great professor and all around super chill guy, and the course material is extremely interesting and captivating. Go to the optional weekly screenings for sure. Mostly discussion based classes. Workload is not intense at all; if you have trouble sitting down and watching two films every week …Read more