SeeingHearingRaceCinemaTikTok

1 Credit · Level: Undergraduate

Full Title: Seeing and Hearing Race from the Cinematograph to TikTok The shadows of minstrelsy pervade American popular culture. As the dominant form of entertainment of the 19th century, minstrel shows shaped everything from the structure of performances, such as vaudeville and television variety shows, to, most perniciously, stereotypes that still operate today. This course will look at representations of race in popular film and music over the past century. We will primarily explore portrayals of African-Americans, but we will also consider those of Asian, Native American, and Latinx peoples.