RTF 365 Immigrant Media - W

Unique No. see course schedule

Faculty: Rodríguez

Class Time: MWF 1000 - 1100

Room: CMA 3.116

Writing Comp: Y

Comm/Cult Req: Y

Closing Limit: 25

Cross-Listed LAS 322, MAS 374, AAS 320

PREREQUISITES

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

FIRST CLASS DAY POLICY

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will explore the economic and cultural forces shaping US immigrant media, i.e., newspapers and magazines, radio, TV, and digitally-produced media which target the US immigrant audience. The class will analyze historical and contemporary Latino and Asian-American media, as well as that produced for other specific target audiences, such as Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles and Haitian immigrants in Miami .