2019 Spring AFRICAM 142AC 001 LEC 001

Spring 2019

AFRICAM 142AC 001 - LEC 001

Race and American Film

Michelle Koerner, Nicole Denise Ramsey, Cherod Johnson

Jan 22, 2019 - May 10, 2019
Mo, We
02:00 pm - 03:59 pm
Class #:21338
Units: 4

Offered through African American Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0
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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

No Reserved Seats

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