SOCI 356 - Crime as Entertainment

Institution:

University of San Diego

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Description:

Counts towards: CJLS This course explores the depiction of crime and the criminal justice system in media with a specific but not exclusive emphasis on "old" news and entertainment media (film and television). Particular focus will be placed on the entertainment media's role in shaping the general public's ideas of crime and justice. This course also examines the increasingly blurred lines between news and entertainment; the roles film and television play in educating the public about crime and justice; and entertainment media's role in creating a distorted image of crime and justice.? Issues of race, class, and gender will also be explored in the context of entertainment media and crime.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sandiego.edu

Phone Number:

(619) 260-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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