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2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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37-2201 Deaf Representations in the Medi a


The Deaf and hard-of-hearing community exists as a linguistic and cultural minority group often featured in various forms of media. This course raises questions concerning the portrayal of Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in television, film, theater, books, and news media. This course will examine the changing attitudes towards the community, deafness, and sign language throughout history up to current times. Language, rhetoric, imagery, and treatment of both characters and actual persons in the media will also be examined.

3 Credits Repeatable
PL HU
PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I  



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