COMM 485 - Chicana/os Latina/os in Film and T.V.

Units: 3

Examines representations of Chicana/os and Latina/os in film and television. Students learn about the development of Chicana/o cinema as a means to communicate counter narratives of Chicana/os’ and Latina/os’ social experiences. Explores the ways that language, images, and symbols convey individual group, and social identity. Categories are examined using critical rhetorical, media, feminist approaches. Students analyze films or television shows with the purpose of demonstrating persuasive elements, identities communicated, and/or ideologies proffered. (MC) Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students with Junior or Senior standing.