Throughout this course, we will analyze the relationship between media representations of Black communities and the individual and social experiences of Blackness these images suppose to represent. A variety of media will be examined: cartoons, radio, television, films, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. A special focus will be given to Black cinema.
To receive a passing grade in this course,
students will be expected:
1. To purchase (and read!) the required course text The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America online or at Manhattan Books - 150 Chambers St.
2. To attend regular class sessions, field trips, guest lectures and film screenings.
3. To post weekly online journal entries.
4. To complete a 7-10 page research paper.
5. To complete a creative life arts project.
6. To give a final LAP public presentation.
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