Digital Media and Race
Spring 2023
Taught By: David Bering-Porter
Section: A
CRN: 10720
Credits: 4
[Tracks C & M] Are we becoming post-racial in the digital age? This course questions what constitutes “race” through explorations of the ways that technology affects identity. By turning to examples from new media art, online environments, video games, cyborgs, and the changing role of race in the “natural” body, we will explore the formation and reification of identity through imagined communities and imagined networks, online communities, and social media. This course draws upon critical race theory, critical theories of new media and technology, postcolonial theory, and post humanism to provide a clear and nuanced understanding of race and identity, situating it within the digital culture of our increasingly virtual world. Readings include Nakamura, Omi & Winant, Chun, Foucault, Gilroy, Deleuze, and Haraway. [Tracks C & M]
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Culture and Media (LCST)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 18
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Open*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 1:36pm 7/7/2022 EDT