51-2211 Urban Images in Media & Film

Course surveys the portrayal of metropolitan life in film, television, the press, and other media. Students discuss documentary films, such as I Remember Harlem, and full-length feature films, such as Grand Canyon, Metropolis, and Little Murders. Local city news coverage (print, television, and radio) is examined for urban stereotypes.

3 Credits
WI HU
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II or 52-1162 Writing and Rhetoric II- Service Learning or 52-1122 Writing and Rhetoric II for Non-Native Speakers of English or 52-1112 Writing and Rhetoric - Enhanced II