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May 13, 2024
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University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MSCM 3430 - Media Images of Black Women (3)
From the enduring images of the domestic, asexual Mammy, oversexed Jezebel and the overly aggressive Sapphire to the modern-day Claire Huxtable, Beyonce and Olivie Pope, African American women have had a long history of media representation that is both complex and problematic. This course encourages students to think critically about the media as it relates to the portrayal of black women. Students will explore how the media, its images and discourses, shape both policy about and perception of Black women. By examining television, film, music, news and advertising, we will explore the ways in which elements of the media socially reproduce prejudice and misperceptions against black women and the ways in which they have resisted these representations. Using Black Feminism as the theoretical framework, this course is designed to encourage students to consider some of the complexities the relationship between race, gender, and mass media. Students will apply basic tools and techniques for evaluating, analyzing, and understanding these relationships as they are communicated through the mass media.
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