Immersed in oil: Community journalism, petroculture, and environmental justice in Los Angeles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Abstract
Courses: Digital Storytelling, Community Journalism.
Objectives: This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts in digital storytelling and community journalism. “Immersed in urban oil” is an interdisciplinary project-based, community-engaged course focused on documenting the historical and contemporary oil infrastructures of LA County. Students are taught how to produce a publicly accessible and immersive digital library that highlights issues of environmental justice in the past/present of local Los Angeles oil production. Visual journalism and community storytelling inform the reporting, media production, and digital methodologies components of the course.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Jarvis, Jason, and Tara Pixley. "Immersed in oil: Community journalism, petroculture, and environmental justice in Los Angeles." Communication Teacher (2021): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2021.1930082
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