MASS MEDIA AND RACIAL DIVERSITY
Delves deeply into the concepts and theories related to the subject of mass media and racial diversity. Key concepts such as race, ethnicity, stereotypes, and white privilege are examined and analyzed in the news, advertising, digital media and social media and their intersection with African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latinx Americans, and Arab Americans. Different social and cultural roles assumed by mainstream media and alternative media are also explored.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Differentiate the spectrum of race and race representation within mass and social media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use social scientific and critical research methods to identify current challenges faced by media professionals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize the origins of stereotyping in mass communication. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Appraise various stereotypes across the intersections of oppressive social systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe how marginalized groups use alternative and social media to tell their own stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate ideas from different sources and integrate or contrast race and media communication theories to produce research suitable for submission to an academic journal. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Differentiate the spectrum of race and race representation within mass and social media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use social scientific and critical research methods to identify current challenges faced by media professionals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize the origins of stereotyping in mass communication. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Appraise various stereotypes across the intersections of oppressive social systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe how marginalized groups use alternative and social media to tell their own stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate ideas from different sources and integrate or contrast race and media communication theories to produce research suitable for submission to an academic journal. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027