FILMEDIA 291: Riot: Visualizing Civil Unrest in the 20th and 21st Centuries (AFRICAAM 291, AFRICAAM 491, ARTHIST 291, ARTHIST 491, CSRE 290, CSRE 390, FILMEDIA 491)
This seminar explores the visual legacy of civil unrest in the United States. Focusing on the 1965 Watts Rebellion, 1992 Los Angeles Riots, 2014 Ferguson Uprising, and 2020 George Floyd Uprisings. Students closely examine photographs, television broadcasts, newspapers, magazines, and film and video representations of unrest. Additionally, students will visually analyze the works of artists who have responded to the instances of police brutality and challenged the systemic racism, xenophobia, and anti-Black violence leading to and surrounding these events.nNOTE: Instructor consent required for undergraduate students. Please contact the instructor for permission to enroll.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Salseda, R. (PI)
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