ClassInfo - Fall 2019 African Amer & African Studies Classes

Fall 2019 | AFRO 1911 Section 001: Black Reality Television (21075)

Instructor(s): Terrion Williamson
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, East Bank

Blegen Hall 335
Enrollment Status:: Closed (20 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Many critics date the summer of 2000, when Survivor and Big Brother quickly became ratings juggernauts, as the beginning of the contemporary reality television boom. Within a few short years, shows like College Hill, America's Next Top Model, and Making the Band 2 began pushing the genre to centralize the experiences of black cast members and, today, reality shows that feature solely or predominantly black casts are among the most successful of the genre. For some people the proliferation of black reality television has been welcome, while for others it has been a major cause for concern, particularly given the complex history of black representation in US public culture. In this course, we will consider what is at stake in the cultural battles over black reality television, as well as how various intersecting modalities of difference such as race, gender, class, and sexuality affect the conditions under which black reality television programming is produced and consumed.
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