SF-1205 Diversity and Inclusion: a View From the Arts and Media
Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of contemporary social concerns. Movements like Black Lives Matter, the Refugee and Immigrants crisis in Europe and the USA, the Me Too and LGTBQ movements, and the indigenous protests in Latin America prove how our global world is far from achieving the desired social inclusion. In this course, we will explore the persistence of race, gender, class inequalities and how these issues define our global culture today. Through the analysis of cultural forms like hip hop and other forms of pop music, street art, literary texts, films and series we will gain a new appreciation of these cultural artifacts and how they reflect the challenges facing diversity and inclusion today. These works will be analyzed within the theoretical framework of the social construction of difference and inequality and the tenets of intersectionality, postcolonial theory and media studies. The ultimate goal is to approach cultural diversity as a breeding ground for a more inclusive world.
Prerequisite
Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Advertising Public Relations and Social Media, Art and Design, Biology, Biology and Radiation Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication Journalism and Media, Economics, English, Environmental Science and Studies, History Language and Global Culture, INTO College of Arts and Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Medical Dosimetry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Legal Studies, Psychology, Radiation Sciences, Sociology and Criminal Justice ... And Student has satisfied all of the following Latest Class Standing in the selection list Freshman