Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A. in Documentary Expression
Department
Southern Studies
First Advisor
Andy Harper
Second Advisor
Kathryn McKee
Third Advisor
Ted Ownby
Fourth Advisor
Ava Lowery
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
My documentary project focuses on the group of students who planned this event and why they invited Kennedy. The thesis project consists of two parts: a film and a paper. This paper accompanies the documentary thesis film Truth Marching On: Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Mississippi. In this paper, I attempt to do the following: 1) summarize the necessary backstory of Kennedy’s 1966 visit to the university that is central to my film and paper; 2) provide information and analysis of the components that make up the short film, which include interviews, archival materials, and additional film components; 3) give an overview of the structure of my short film and provide analysis about some of my filmmaking choices; 4) discuss some definitions of documentary film that inform my thinking about this project and discuss certain ways in which my film falls within the boundaries of these particular definitions.
Recommended Citation
Blessey, Mary Paige, "Truth Marching On: Documenting the Plan to Bring Robert F. Kennedy to the University of Mississippi in 1966" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1553.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1553