Full syllabus here: http://homepage.smc.edu/martinez_luis/SyllabusFall2012Monday.pdf Additional resources here: http://homepage.smc.edu/martinez_luis/ “Media Studies 10 examines how popular culture and journalism from the 1920s to the present have helped perpetuate stereotypes of men, women and minority…
Full assignment here: http://www.teachingmedia.org/group-television-pitches/ “Basically, I want to bring Banet-Weiser’s idea of racial ambivalence and her overarching argument to life by having students try to envision representations of race and difference…
“New technology, same old racism. The practices and forces that constitute post-cinema are enabling new ways of visualizing race and racism. The new racist logic of the digital age is…
Racial bias in photographic technology.
Full film available here: http://therepresentationproject.org/film/miss-representation/see-the-film/buy-rent-stream/ “Miss Representation explores women’s under-representation in positions of power and influence and challenges the limited and often disparaging portrayals of women in media. Writer/Director Jennifer Siebel…
Full film available: http://wonderwomendoc.com/screenings/streaming/ “WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s…
Film available online: http://www.tellingpictures.com/celluloidcloset The acclaimed documentary based on Vito Russo’s groundbreaking book, The Celluloid Closet explores the hidden subtext of more than 100 Hollywood movies – from The Maltese Falcon…
57 min. Full film available online on Fandor (subscription) or Kanopy (library subscription) or on DVD at California Newsreel. Ethnic Notions is Marlon Riggs’ Emmy-winning documentary that takes viewers on a disturbing…
“This video essay examines the cultural trope of the ‘lady in red’ as it evolved from the genre of film noir to science fiction and from the human to the…
This assignment from a studies-oriented class asks students to “rewrite” or “reimagine” an existing media text – film, TV show, etc. – in a way that centers or empowers marginalized…
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