JOUR 241 - Media and poverty: The Poor in Journalism and Film

Credits: 4
When Offered: Spring 2010

This course offers an in-depth examination of portrayals of poverty, chiefly in the United States, from the late 19th century to the present through an intensive review of distinguished print journalism, nonfiction books, documentary film, and movies. By consulting social science literature as well, students gain a deeper understanding of the various conceptual paradigms through which poverty has been understood and explained.Wasserman.