Major - Race and Gender in Popular Culture
GEND 3106 Race and Gender in Popular Culture
Prerequisites:
Any 18 credits completed
Hours:
3 hours lecture
Credits:
3
Description:
Students examine how race and gender are represented in popular culture with a specific focus on how racism and sexism are depicted in contemporary film and television. Reading and analyzing post-race, post-feminist and post-closet discourses as they appear in popular culture and critical media studies, students evaluate how each approach frames contemporary social inequality and social justice.