ART 150 Multicultral America

Course Details

Department & Course Number	ART150, sect. 901
Class Number	60017
Course Type	Undergraduate (College of General Studies)
Credits	3
Meets Requirements	Arts (A), Cultural Diversity (CD)
Instructor	T. Johnston
Course Dates	June 24 - July 20, 2024 (Second 4-week Session)

This class will examine the ways in which racial and ethnic difference has been visualized in the United States. Students will study how artists from U.S. communities of color (African American, Native American, Asian American, Hispanic American) have created works in film, video, and other visual media to express their experiences and to analyze issues of race and ethnicity in the U.S. from their perspective. Looking primarily at film and photography, but also other visual “artifacts” (e.g. mural arts, video, new media, performance, “scripted spaces” such as museums and movie houses) we will explore how images have helped to “inscribe” a diverse range of narratives around cultural identity. We will begin by looking at the fundamentals of media literacy and how images not only speak to us, but also speak to us in a range of “dialects” from bias and oppression to affirmation, empowerment, and democratization.   Course Syllabus (PDF)