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CS92PROD
Representations of Blacks in U.S. Culture Industries
AFAM 313
Spring 2007
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: AMST 313

"Representations of Blacks in U.S. Culture Industries" is an interdisciplinary African American Studies course that explores the role of media culture in the construction of society and self. This course serves as an introduction to the analysis of film, television, print/online media, and radio/music industries, as well as the theories of representation and the aesthetics of Black cultural production. In the critique of media representations, we will employ many disciplines, such as history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, feminism, cultural and Hip-Hop studies to explore such issues as race, gender, class, sexuality, and violence. Moreover, the course considers whether the use and critique of U. S. culture industries and their often problematic portrayals of African Americans an serve as a viable mode of social and political activism that challenges old conceptions of representation and raise the cultural awareness of U. S. citizens/residents. Finally, the course attempts to equip students with the critical skills necessary to forge new definitions of Black identity and representation that are not simply created and controlled by the corporate media, but rather those that are produced by diverse people of African descent - and their allies - from all sectors and regions of U. S. society.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AFAM
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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