COM 435 - Race and Ethnicity in Film

Institution:

Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA An investigation of the representation of race and difference in cinema. The course focuses on analyzing how racism is articulated in Hollywood films and also considers the question of difference in the cinema of other selected countries. Methods of resistance and subversion will be explored and assessed. Students will examine depictions of race and ethnicity in film from such perspectives as historical, psychoanalytic, semiotic, feminist, cultural, and ideological. This course fulfills a requirement for the African Diaspora Studies Minor and the Cinema Studies Minor. Offered as and when necessary. Prerequisite: Junior standing

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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