Ithaca College

Need to fulfill your ICC Diversity, Themes and Perspectives, or Gen Ed requirements? Enroll in May Session 2015 Online course CSCR 26100 Watching Race in American Media.

Watch films and learn about the history of race and representation while getting your requirements out of the way. No set meeting times, all work online.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Explores how representations of racial and ethnic identities in U.S. film, television, and music influence the construction of political, racial, and gender identities nationally. Investigates how cultural representations of race, ethnicity, and gender are central to the development of U.S. mass culture and consumerism, nationalism, citizenship, and social movements. Particular attention is given to the role of Black, Latino/a, Asian and Native culture and music in developing strategies of resistance to oppression. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. 3 credits. (Y)

Course fulfills ICC Diversity Designation; Themes and Perspectives; General Education requirements 1: Self & Society and GE h: Historical Perspective, Humanities, Liberal Arts.

To enroll, search course number CSCR 26100 for Summer 2015 May Sessionon HOMER.