ENGL 272 Minority Images in Amer Film
Writing-intensive course which explores how a range of films made in the United States have represented diverse ethnicities and cultures in relation to each other and to dominant American media conventions and social ideas. A comparative, case study approach examines racial and gender stereotyping, historical and economic factors, and reactions of various audiences to the films. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the Composition I English requirement; sophomore standing or above. (Cross-listed as AFRO 272.) 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for an
Advanced Composition, Literature and the Arts, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Unit for Cinema Studies
rleskosk@uiuc.edu
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