Media and Documentary Projects Center

In the fall of 2011, Media and Documentary Projects formally joined the College of Liberal Arts as an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. This partnership will ensure that Southern Studies students have access to an excellent filmmaking program as part of their academic studies. The Center’s documentary photography program, led by Dr. David Wharton, has seen significant growth over the years, and the formalization of filmmaking as part of the curriculum will strengthen UM’s already strong reputation as a center for documentary studies.  To learn more about MDP, please visit their webpage. To view documentary fieldwork (photography, film, and oral histories), visit the Center’s Tumblr page.