COMM 245 - Cultural Aspects of Media Representation

Institution:

Framingham State University

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Description:

An investigation of media-constructed images of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation in the United States. After an initial background study of constitutional guarantees of free speech, students articulate responses to a variety of contemporary issues relating to the role and responsibility of media in representing society's diverse voices and in shaping an American cultural identity. Credit will not be given for this course and 71.133 Media and Multiculturalism.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.framingham.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 620-1220

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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