Sociology 316BL - Black Cultural ProductnConsmp
Spring
2015
01
4.00
Patricia Banks
T 01:15PM-04:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
91177
Porter Hall 108
pbanks@mtholyoke.edu
This course explores black cultural production and consumption in the United States using a sociological lens. The central focus is how the production and consumption of cultural objects such as visual art, music, and television reproduce and erode racial boundaries. Topics include the construction of racial identity through consumption; representations of blacks in the media; and the impact of cultural tastes and preferences on black achievement.
Prereq: 8 credits in Sociology.