WS 415 - Media and Diverse Identities

Institution:

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Subject:

Description:

This course focuses on the analysis of media representations of diverse identities with an emphasis on the interconnections of race, gender and class. Students will use feminist theory and ethics, afrocentric criticism, queer theory and masculinity studies to critically analyze representations of diverse identities in print, television, advertising, film and the internet. Students will develop their own media, in the form of digital storytelling, to speak back to dominant narratives analyzed in the course. MnTC Goal 9.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.mnstate.edu

Phone Number:

(218) 477-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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