Course Description

Analysis of the representation of identity (such as intersections of class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and gender) and socio-cultural implications in entertainment media and popular culture.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional article-length, scholarly-research paper or comparable assignment deemed by the instructor to be equivalent in nature.

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Athena Title

Representation in Ent

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Prerequisite

EMST 3320 and permission of major

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand theories of identity in media entertainment (television, film, games, digital culture) with a primary focus on the ideological underpinnings, power structures, cultural identities, and social implications of these theories in production and representation.
• Students will be able to analyze representation as well as media industry forces that influence what and how media are created.

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Topical Outline

• Intersectionality
• Ideology and power
• Media and identity politics
• Media feminisms
• Queerness and representation
• Class, poverty, and wealth
• Race and ethnicity on screen

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Bernabo, Laurena (45732) MW 9:10-11:10 - Studio 100   Greene, Danyelle (45732) 12:45-2:00 T/R - MLC 268

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