HSED 665 - Sexuality in the Media

3 Credit(s)

Sexuality is ubiquitous in society, and one of the places it is manifested and manipulated is in mass media. All types of media are analyzed with regards to how they present sexuality and diverse sexual persons and the role the media plays in the work of sex educators, counselors, and therapists. Students also consider the role that political ideology and other social systems play in the development and production of original media. Students develop a pilot version of original media in order to get some hands-on experience with the process and to practice critiquing media during its development. Note: Media in this class is broadly defined and includes photography and other print media, video and moving images, animation of all kinds, journalism, magazines, film, literature, television, music, internet, video games, live performance (theatre, dance, comedy, burlesque), other visual arts (sculpture, painting, comics), and others.
Prerequisite(s): HSED 592.