Course Catalog - 2019-2020

     

SOCI 389 - RACE, GENDER, CLASS ON FILM

Long Title: RACE, GENDER, CLASS ON FILM
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course explores how race, gender, and class-based differences are presented in the body of American film. We will explore these images as raw materials to understand sociological concepts of identity, bias, and stratification as well as the cultural narratives, or frames, that guide how the public defines these concepts.