MASS MEDIA AND MINORITIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies 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: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom understand the central roles and functions of mass media in multicultural societies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically read mass media to detect patterns in the representation of people, culture, and ideas. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Synthesize prior academic research on race and media and identify its strengths and weaknesses. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom understand the central roles and functions of mass media in multicultural societies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically read mass media to detect patterns in the representation of people, culture, and ideas. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Synthesize prior academic research on race and media and identify its strengths and weaknesses. Audience: Graduate