Race and Ethnicity in Film

Catalog description

This course will offer students a lens through which to study the changing role of race and ethnicity in society and will explore how the film industry reflects and often participates in the larger racial inequities in cultural, economic, and artistic structures. The course will also introduce students to a wide range of films written or directed by persons of color and will consider the ways in which filmmakers have used film as a means of asserting ethnic identity and challenging the status quo. The course will primarily focus on films made within the United States, but it may also entail an international component. Components: Discussion, Class Cross Offering: ENGLISH 2480 GE: HA Humanities & Arts, HA-H Humanities Prereqs/Coreqs: P or C: ENGLISH 1230 or consent of instructor