I've loved this place going on about 20 years and heard several authors speak there. We are so fortunate to have CDS here.
September 2019
My housemates and I attended audio under the stars, a summer event hosted here. The experience was a tender, thoughtful, and beautifully curated collection of audio stories centered around a general theme. Go early, get a good lawn spot and bring dinner and drinks!
July 2019
One of the premier centers in the world for critical studies of documentary art forms.
From Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) is dedicated to documentary expression and its role in creating a more just society. A nonprofit affiliate of Duke University, CDS teaches, produces, and presents the documentary arts across a full range of media—photography, audio, film, writing, experimental and new media—for students and audiences of all ages. CDS is renowned for innovative undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education classes; the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival; curated exhibitions; international prizes; award-winning books; radio programs and a podcast; and groundbreaking projects.
