RACE, ETHNICITY, AND MEDIA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Connect the way that racial minorities have historically been represented in mainstream media to the way that they are represented in contemporary media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the representation of race/ethnicity in contemporary media in a sophisticated way Audience: Undergraduate 3. Point to evidence of the way that racism is upheld systemically in society, and the ways racism has been and is currently being challenged Audience: Undergraduate 4. Reflect on and articulate your own participation in contributing to or fighting against racial inequalities Audience: Undergraduate 5. Increase your ability to understand different perspectives on race in your everyday life, and respectfully engage in discussions of race with colleagues and peers Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate some of the effects the past has had on present day circumstances, perceptions of, and disparities in, race in the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize and question cultural assumptions, rules, biases, and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Connect the way that racial minorities have historically been represented in mainstream media to the way that they are represented in contemporary media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the representation of race/ethnicity in contemporary media in a sophisticated way Audience: Undergraduate 3. Point to evidence of the way that racism is upheld systemically in society, and the ways racism has been and is currently being challenged Audience: Undergraduate 4. Reflect on and articulate your own participation in contributing to or fighting against racial inequalities Audience: Undergraduate 5. Increase your ability to understand different perspectives on race in your everyday life, and respectfully engage in discussions of race with colleagues and peers Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate some of the effects the past has had on present day circumstances, perceptions of, and disparities in, race in the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize and question cultural assumptions, rules, biases, and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity Audience: Undergraduate