HIST 3314 - African-American History Through Film

This course examines the varied representations of African-Americans in film. It focuses on how this history has both mirrored and challenged popular racial ideas in American society. Topics covered include depictions of blackface minstrelsy, societal memories of the Civil War, Jim Crow segregation, civil rights and Black Power activism, and the idea of America becoming a "post-racial" society. 3 credits.