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Title: Black Movies & Films
Course Section Number: ENG-260-01
Department: English
Description: ENG-260-01=BLS-270-02 We will survey the history of Black Movies and Films from Oscar Micheaux to Spike Lee to Jordan Peele. Additionally, some attention will also be given to Black TV shows. This course will introduce you to the period of Black protest films, Blaxploitation films, urban realism and speculative film. The political and social implication of visual representation, as well as, the financial aspects of the movie industry will be covered here. We will read films as texts with the goal of learning the meaning(s) of Black life in the modern world. Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: August 25, 2021
End Date: December 18, 2021
Meeting Information:
08/26/2021-12/16/2021 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Center Hall, Room 216
Faculty: Lake, Tim

Course Status & Cross-Listings

Cross-list Group Capacity: 20
Cross-list Group Student Count: 20
Calculated Course Status: WAITLISTED
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