ClassInfo - Fall 2021 African Amer & African Studies Classes

Fall 2021 | AFRO 1911 Section 001: Blackness and Reality Television (35225)

Instructor(s): Terrion Williamson
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:: Freshman and FRFY
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021

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

UMTC, East Bank

Hubert H Humphrey Center 50A
Enrollment Status:: Closed (21 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:: 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 and America's Next Top Model began pushing the genre to centralize the experiences of black cast members and, today, reality shows that feature solely or predominately black casts are among the most successful of the genre. For some people, the proliferation of reality television and the roles black people have played in it has been welcome, while for others it has been a major cause for concern, particularly given the complex history of black representation in U.S. public culture. In this course, we will consider what is at stake in the cultural battles over reality television and the fraught history of black media representation. The final six weeks of the course will be dedicated to a reality television-style competition in which students will be expected to work in groups.
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