SJUS 4000 - Social Justice Culture

Description

This course examines the relationship between music, art, movies & television, and social justice in the United States. These mediums bring people together, challenge the status quo, and shine a light on what is happening in various communities. This course will explore a range of music, art, movies, and television that reflect and influence social justice issues.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the role of music, art, movies, and television as a motivating force in social justice issues.
• Analyze social justice themes in song lyrics, art, movies, and television.
• Evaluate the role and effectiveness of music, art, movies, and television as a tool of political protest.
• Identify connections between artistic expression and the broader social and political context in which that expression occurs.
• Interpret information presented visually, quantitatively, and orally in diverse media and formats.