HTST 459.3 - Topics in U.S. Social History (Race Film and History) - Fall 2013

Topics vary from year to year and may include gender, class, race and ethnicity, slavery, labour, and social movements.
This course may be repeated for credit.

Hours

H(3-0)

Sections

	LEC 1	M 15:00 - 17:45		Elizabeth Jameson		Outline
	Notes: Race, Film, and History will explore the history of race relations in the United States through the lens of film. This is not a film studies course, but rather a history of how film recorded and reflected social movements for racial equality. It will analyze the representation of race in mainstream Hollywood films, and in films by African Americans and other people of colour. The primary focus will be on films about the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and films that reflected changes in race relations and racial identities. The class will meet once a week, Monday from 3-5:45, to allow time for film screenings. Students will analyze film and text representations of key events. Context will be provided by lectures, readings, and film documentaries.

Powered by UNITIS. More features.