RACE, GENDER, CLASS AND DIS/ABILITY IN MEDIA INDUSTRIES

Catalog description

(Slashed with MDJ 40027 ) To introduce students to the many facets of diversity in media through the eyes and perspectives of practitioners and audiences. This class takes a critical survey of messages directed at specific members of the mass audience and how these messages help shape the culture through historical, legal, economic, political, social and artistic influences. Media institutions are examined in terms of how and why diverse content is produced and distributed. Special attention is paid to increasing students’ level of media literacy by examining these messages.