[Uopatos] Great fall class still open! RL 399

[Kelley L Leon Howarth]

Dear LSG Colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to a wonderful class being offered 
this term in the Department of Romance Languages. This course has no 
prerequisites, so it is open to all students:

RL 399 DEFINE AMERICAN: How mainstream entertainment media shapres 
public perceptions of immigrants and immigration

Instructor: Mariko Plescia

In this course, we will work closely with Pulitzer Prize winning 
journalist, filmmaker, and activist Jose Antonio Vargas (Documented, 
2013; White People, 2015) who will be on campus to occupy the Wayne 
Morse Chair of Law and Politics. In collaboration with non-profit media 
and culture organization, Define American, we will explore the 
relationship between media and public perception, address diverse 
histories of immigration in the U.S., and review academic research about 
portrayals of immigrants and immigration in the mainstream U.S. 
entertainment media. The course will walk students through the process 
of setting up a media studies research paper comparing representations 
of immigrants and immigration in two television program or films and 
analyzing the effects of these portrayals on public opinion. Our work 
will culminate in a conference where students showcase their research. 
Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 - 11:20 a.m. CRN 16941.

Questions?  Contact Mariko Plescia at <mplescia at uoregon.edu>

Regards,
Kelley León Howarth


-- 
Kelley León Howarth, M.A.
Senior Instructor II of Spanish & Head Undergraduate Advisor
Department of Romance Languages    rl.uoregon.edu
213 Friendly Hall                  541-346-0955
khowarth at uoregon.edu
Pronouns: she, her, hers
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