ETHN 164African Americans and the Mass Media
(Cross-listed with MUS 153.) This course will examine the media representations of African Americans from slavery through the twentieth century. Attention will be paid to the emergence and transmission of enduring stereotypes, and their relationship to changing social, political, and economic frameworks in the United States. The course will also consider African Americans’ responses to and interpretations of these mediated images.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (1)
- Ethnic Studies (B.A.)