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Fall 2013
Dec 21,2024 |
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| CNTP 310 - BLACK EXPERIENCE IN MEDIA |
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This course will trace social-historical timelines, struggles, contributions and the social impact of African American media critics, image-makers, media entrepreneurs and entertainers. Starting with the contributions of Frederick Douglas and Ida B. Wells, and progressing to the contemporary works of Quincy Jones Bill Cosby, Bob Johnson( BET ) Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, Oprah Winfrey, Oggi Ogburn, Cornell West, Queen Latifah and Jay Z, we will tract and document developments and also examine the commonalities of how all people of color are affected by traditional gatekeeper "image-making" structures. The course will also re-examine the meaning of the term "minorities" and explore the social, political, cultural, economical, and psychological influences of media and parallel issues of diversity, gender and class from an African American perspective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Seminar Contemporary Arts Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hum & Culture, MN-AFR AMR STD-Hist & Pol Tht, MJ-Africana Studies, MJ-AMER-African-Amer Stds., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, CA-School Core-300 Level, OLD GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, WRITING INTENSIVE Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: Sophomore Senior Junior Prerequisites: FOR CNTP 310/COMM 384 General Requirements: ( Course or Test: CRWT 102 Minimum Grade of D May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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