ETHN 96 - Race, Class & Culture in Film

Institution:

Santa Clara University

Subject:

Ethnic Studies

Description:

This course explores how filmmakers who are concerned about racism portray the politics, history and culture of people of African descent. We examine how this medium can humanize subjects who are often objectified and exploited and give voice to communities whose perspectives and opinions have been historically excluded from mainstream discourses. In addition, we consider how films can interrogate the physical, cultural and, sometimes, psychological brutality of racist practices as well as the ways that racism intersects with other forms of marginalization related to class, gender, sexuality and citizenship. The content, production and distribution of these cinematic portraits illuminate the political philosophies, hybrid cultures and emancipating collective action of black communities. This course also integrates students in faculty research by involving students in a documentary film project about the relationship between the social movements for African liberation and black power.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.scu.edu

Phone Number:

(408) 554-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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