Spring 2019
AFRICAM 142AC 001 - LEC 001
Race and American Film
Michelle Koerner, Nicole Denise Ramsey, Cherod Johnson
Class #:21338
Units: 4
Offered through
African American Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
24
Enrolled: 111
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 135
Waitlist Max: 25
Open Reserved Seats:
22 unreserved seats
2 reserved for African American Studies Majors
Hours & Workload
4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.
Other classes by Michelle Koerner
Other classes by Cherod Johnson
Course Catalog Description
This course uses film to investigate the central role of race in American culture. Through the study of film history, from silent film of the Jim Crow era to the digitized dystopias of the 21st century, this course explores the relationship between art and politics, race and representation. Looking at both Hollywood and independent cinema, the course charts the continuities and varieties of representations of race in cinema, considering the overlapping histories of African Americans, whiteness and ethnicity, American Indians, Mexican Americans, the “Third World” and Multiculturalism in film. Films screened include The Birth of a Nation (1915) The Jazz Singer (1927) Salt of the Earth (1953) The Searchers (1956) Imitation of Life (1958).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
American Cultures Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
22 unreserved seats
2 reserved for African American Studies Majors