SOCY 350 - Black Images in Pop Culture

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Ferris State University

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Description:

College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course uses the artifacts in the FSU Jim Crow museum (JCM) and essays on the JCM's website to teach students to analyze race and race relations as reflected in popular culture. Students will analyze the origins, social consequences, and public policy implications of traditional racial caricatures and contemporary caricatures. Special attention is devoted to the ways that racial images both shape and reflect a nation's attitudes and beliefs about race and race relations. Pre-Requisites: SOCY 121 or SOCY 122 or ANTH 122. Typically Offered Summer Only

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ferris.edu/

Phone Number:

(231) 591-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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