The principle goal of this course is to help students understand how culture, gender, ethnicity, and race affect the portrayal of women and minorities in American media and, in turn, how their portrayal in media affects their perceptions and images of these groups. The major focus will be on studying how women and minorities are portrayed and portray themselves in movies, radio, recorded music, and television. This is a general education course that also will meet the American cultures requirement at University of California, Berkeley. Meets for 14 weeks. May be taken for credit as COMM 160 or JOUN 160.
Students receive credit for only one course.