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We will examine intersections of race, gender, sex, and popular culture by looking at movies in the United States. As the fantasies of a nation, movies can tell much about how race, gender and sex are viewed, the conflicts between the separate ideas about each and how these ideas intersect. As a research seminar, everyone in the course, including the teacher, will be engaged in conducting research on some aspect of the topic, Interracial Sex and Romance in the Movies. We will read some secondary sources and view a few films in common. Then each will choose a specific theme to study in depth. As individual research projects progress, each will critique another’s work, according to specified guidelines.
Research skills (analysis of film as a primary source, integration of secondary sources into one’s work, creating a scholarly argument, and critical analysis of others’ and one’s own research). Deeper understanding of how race, gender, sex, and popular culture intersect.
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Admission to the EAS-NORAM master program, LAP or other relevant master programs.
NORAM4500 - Methods course. North America studies, Program for European and American studies should be taken either before this course or at the same time, if possible.
Good oral, reading and writing skills in English are expected and other BA and 2000-4000 level courses involving race, gender, film, and ethnicity are appropriate recommended preparation for this master’s seminar.
The course consists of twelve two hour seminar classes, 20 hours in all. Attendance at least 85% of the class hours is obligatory, and regular participation in classroom discussions is expected. Students will share their research with the class, as well.
A term paper of 10 standard pages.
English.
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