Psychology 366 - Race,Racism,and Film

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Colgate University

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L. Reid This course takes as its point of departure the idea that films reflect many of the basic psychological processes implicated in the construction or race and racism. Race and racism have been significant themes throughout the history of the American cinema. For example, although D.W. Griffiths' 1915 film The Birth of a Nation is widely heralded for its epic scope and technical innovation, it was based on Thomas Dixon's novel The Clansman. Similarly, the first feature-length movie with a significant amount of dialogue, Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, portrayed a white actor in blackface. From these early milestones to contemporary films, race and racism remain important cinematic themes that illustrate many important psychological processes such as stereotyping, racial identity formation, and institutional racism. Readings are taken from the empirical literature of the behavioral sciences generally, and social psychology in particular. Readings for the week are examined in relation to the film shown each week in lab. This course offers students from a variety of racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds an opportunity to think critically about the ways that race shapes modern American life. Prerequisit e: PSYC 2 60 or CORE 144, or permission of instructor. This course is crosslisted as AL ST 366

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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