TFMS 420 - Mediated Bodies:Gender,Race,and Class on Stage and Screen

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

Subject:

Description:

The subject of study will be the marking of bodies by electronic and live performance media. Students will explore how representations of bodies in these media (principally films) interrelate with social constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality, age, disease, and criminality in postmodern culture. By interrogating techniques and technologies of production and reception of meanings, students will learn how to think critically about the discursive formations of subjects, others, and visual culture. Materials will include screenings as well as readings in film theory, performance studies, cyberculture, and cultural studies. Instructional methods will include lectures, discussions, readings, presentations, writing assignments, and examinations. Formerly THEA 436. Prerequisites: One previous or concurrent course in African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, or Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; or consent of instructor. Cross-listed as ENGL 420 and WGSX 450; meets African and African Diaspora study area requirement.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.