EGST 0304 - Representations of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Credits: 3

Explores, analyzes, and investigates the ways that various forms of representation shape our experience and understanding of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and cultures. The course will investigate the complexities of representation, of how particular groups are represented in specific works or a body of works, and the implications of those representations. Possible topics could include exploring images of black women in contemporary literature and film or exploring the role of super heroes in the development of American ideology in the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics may vary by semester and the course may be repeated if topic is different.

Prerequisites: EGST 0201.

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