Recent SemestersFall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022Class SizeNot publishedCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionESL 188 Exploration of the distinctive qualities of documentary film and how visual rhetoric shapes sociopolitical landscapes. Learn about how the aesthetics and structure of documentary films affect considerations of ethics, point of view, and persuasion. Topics of study include the voice of documentary, documentary modes, the influence of social media, cultural and national representation in documentary, and digital tech- nology in the context of nonfiction. UC/CSU 