The Stories Project. A Documentary Short: A Community-Engaged, Arts-Based Research Project

Session Type: Demonstration/Performance

Abstract

The Stories Project: A Documentary Short is a 15-minute film that takes place in a Midwestern U.S. city where over 15,000 former refugees now reside. The film tells the story of how 11 young adult teaching assistants, from refugee and non-(im)migrant backgrounds, drew upon their experiences while teaching in a summer day camp for refugee-background youth to explore the question: How can we change the negative perception of (im)migrants and (im)migration in the United States? As a product of arts-based educational research, The Stories Project: A Documentary Short aims to generate critical conversations about misconceptions related to (im)migrants and refugees; illuminate migration as our shared human story; and inspire audiences' explorations of origin stories.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Arts-Based Educational Research

Chair

• Laura M Kennedy, Northern Michigan University

Papers

• Humanizing Education Research Through Documentary Filmmaking - Carrie Symons, Michigan State University; Leo Samuels Vosburgh, Michigan State University