ENG 223 Difference, Power, and Discrimination in Film

Explores cinematic representations of difference, power, and/or discrimination in American film. Emphasizes the sociocultural analysis of film by focusing on race, class, gender, and/or sexuality. Specific themes may change term to term to highlight a particular topic, genre, director, or historical period.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

WR 121 with a grade of C or better.

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AS Difference, Power, Discrimination

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Explain how difference is socially constructed. Using historical and contemporary examples, describe how perceived differences, combined with unequal distribution of power across economic, social, and political institutions, result in discrimination. Analyze ways in which the interactions of social categories, such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and age, are related to difference, power, and discrimination in the United States.