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When Kayla Cartee \u201917 needs to unwind, she takes a break and watches some of her Netflix favorites, Scandal<\/em> and Parks and Recreation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For members of the Furman University women\u2019s soccer team, the key to stress relief before a game is a silly dance to loud music in the locker room.<\/p>\n

The Electronic Media Festival, part of the University\u2019s celebration of Furman Engaged! this week, highlighted features of the quintessential Furman experience, including academics, athletics, friendships, and favorite role models. It also tackled more serious questions, offering suggestions for improving Furman’s\u00a0Cultural Life Program<\/a>, handling stress<\/a>, and coping with career-changing injuries as a student athlete.<\/p>\n

A total of nine short films were shared during the festival at Furman Hall, all final class projects produced by students in communication studies professors Dr. Janet Kwami and Dr. Emily Price’s Digital Communication course. The class focuses on the use of digital, electronic media in the cultivation of democratic society and shows students how to share information through various multi-media platforms.<\/p>\n

Introducing the session, Kwami congratulated students on their creative works. \u201cVideo storytelling is a craft,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are showcasing students\u2019 talents today.\u201d<\/p>\n

She called for the need to expand our conceptions of what it means to be literate in today\u2019s digital age noting \u201cit is important for students to be digitally literate in today\u2019s interactive and convergent media landscape. This requires a familiarity with the full range of communicative tools and media, as well as sensitivity to the power of representation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cartee, a communication studies major, worked on the film, Collegiate Stress<\/em><\/a>, with classmates Helen Fite \u201917 and Kate Mancosh \u201917.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn certain weeks, class assignments can pile up and it can be overwhelming,\u201d Cartee said. \u201cWe talked about it in class and decided we wanted to share some ideas for staying balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Amanda Richey \u201917, Amanda Stanley \u201917 and Nick Shaw \u201917, their video, Food as Culture<\/em><\/a>, was the culmination of a semester focused on good eating.<\/p>\n

As part of their semester-long assignment, Stanley blogged about local restaurants. Shaw blogged about gastronomy and cooking as an art form. Richey blogged about the sustainability of Furman\u2019s food system.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I\u2019m an earth and environmental sciences and communication studies double major, I\u2019m interested in how Furman gets its food, where it comes from, and what it does with food waste,\u201d said Richey.<\/p>\n

Their video focused on food as cultural expression and featured interviews with international students at Furman sharing their food traditions. They also included interviews with Spanish professor Dr. Ronald Friis talking about the sociology of food and philosophy professor Dr. Sarah Worth talking about the ethical implications of food and modern food production.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo much goes into making even a simple cup of coffee, and I feel like much of what goes into a product\u2014water and land obviously, but also labor, worry and dedication\u2014 is ignored,\u201d said Richey, a native of Baton Rouge, La. \u201cI hope this video challenges people to use something as commonplace as food to bridge gaps on our campus and in the broader Greenville community, whether it be a conversation about cultural food or something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said it in the video, and I genuinely think it\u2019s true: food has the power to bring people together,\u201d Richey said.<\/p>\n

Learn more about FurmanEngaged!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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