AAAS3305

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AAAS 3305 - African American Cinema (3 Cr.) Race, Power and Justice

History, Political Science & International Studies (10403) DCLA - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Course description

This course will investigate how the imagery, poetics and politics of race have played out in the history of American film. Our focus will be African American cinema - which can be loosely defined as films written and/or directed by African Americans - but we will also consider the unique contours of its texts against the larger backdrop of Hollywood's representation of African Americans. In addition, we will explore the role of this medium in shaping social realities.

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Is this course repeatable?

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Course components

Lecture

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice

Typically offered term(s)

Every Fall