course description
Description taken from Pine Manor College literature:
CO 265: Multicultural Images in the Media, Pine Manor College (4 credits)
This course examines how people of African, Latino, Asian, Native American and Arab descent are portrayed in the American entertainment and news media. Students will critically examine films, television shows and news broadcasts to identify ways that the media "constructs" race in society and how and why these portrayals have changed over time.
CO 265: Multicultural Images in the Media, Pine Manor College (4 credits)
This course examines how people of African, Latino, Asian, Native American and Arab descent are portrayed in the American entertainment and news media. Students will critically examine films, television shows and news broadcasts to identify ways that the media "constructs" race in society and how and why these portrayals have changed over time.