Undergraduate Seminar (398-0-87)

Topic

Media and Race

Instructors

Gregory Burris

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-254: Mon, Wed 8:30AM - 9:45AM (AST)

Overview of class

Media and race are deeply intertwined. Media not only represent race but play a fundamental role in its ever-changing, ever-shifting formulation. In this course, students will be introduced to several ongoing debates regarding the intersection of race and media. Topics will include lynching photography, music videos, race on the Internet, Black cinema, and the racialization of bodies through surveillance technologies and practices. Students will engage works by a number of important scholars and theorists of film, media, and race.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: None

Open for cross-registration

Open to Sophomores and above, MIT majors only

Satisfies Media and Politics Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only. Registration is reserved for NU Qatar COMM students.