FTVMS 210

Race, Indigeneity and the Media

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FTVMS 210.

Description

This course considers the media in relation to racial and ethnic identities. It draws on critical race theory, its counterpart whiteness studies and postcolonial theory. The first part of the course introduces theories about "race" and the media and examines how dominant media represent different cultural groups as "other" to allegedly mainstream identities. The second part of the course focuses more specifically on indigenous peoples and the media in both local and international contexts. It also includes a specific focus on Māori engagement with media and “Pākehā-ness” as an ethnic identity.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Sue Abel
Lecturer(s) Dr Sue Abel

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

FTVMS 210: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from COMMS 100, 104, FTVMS 100, 101, 110, or 30 points from MĀORI 101, 103, 130

Restrictions

FTVMS 325