CMN 429 1G - Race and the Mass Media

Campus: Urbana-Champaign

Description:

Presents an overview of racial stereotypes in the mass media and the effects of stereotypical imagery on viewers. Discussion of the structural and social origins of stereotypic media from multiple perspectives focusing on published scholarship that systematically assesses the content and effects of racial representations from a social scientific perspective. Intersections between race, ethnicity, class, and gender also will be explored. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

Special Instructions:

Option 1

Course Level: Graduate

Credit: 4

Term(s): Fall