Date of Award
May 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
Committee Member
Travers Scott
Committee Member
Kristen Okamoto
Committee Member
Rhondda Robinson-Thomas
Abstract
This manuscript documents and elaborates upon a creative project thesis that used documentary filmmaking to explore organizational involvement and black student retention at Clemson University. The produced docuseries contains five episodes of student and faculty interviews about their experiences at Clemson. This manuscript expands upon the documentary by discussing Clemson University’s general and racial history, as well as academic literature on student involvement, critical race theory, and documentary research. Due to my own involvement and experiences as a black student at Clemson, my positionality is incorporated throughout the project. This manuscript concludes with an overview of project content and an outline of the documentary.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Sherman, "How the Tiger Keeps Its Stripes: A Case Study of Black Student Involvement and Retention at Clemson University" (2020). All Theses. 3362.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3362