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The Black Image on Stage & Screen

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TBA		 Online 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course explores the history and development of how Africans and African Americans are depicted on stage, on the movie screen, and in television. Starting in the days of Shakespeare (Othello, Aaron in Titus Andronicus) the course will take a path that includes the days of minstrel shows, Race movies, Magic Negroes, Blacksploitation, The Black Arts Movement, the "post-racial" age, and on into the images of tomorrow. By the end of the course, students will not only have the knowledge of how racial identities develop through media such as television and motion pictures, but will also be able to view future depictions of blacks and other persons of color on stage with a critical eye to certain stereotypes.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Online

General Ed Requirements

The Arts

Enrolled / Capacity

40 / 40

Status

Closed

Instructor

Suzanne Morris

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.