ethnomotions

Ethnomotions is here to serve the enlightened CSULA students who are enrolled in CHS 327/ENG 327/PAS 327: Ethnicity and Emotions in U.S. Film with Prof. "Sonny" Richard E. Espinoza for the Winter 2014 Quarter. This course is a critical examination of the cinematic representation of ethnicity in U.S. film and its relationship to the material existence of different ethnic groups. Students will not only learn how to read and deconstruct the most common and symbolic depictions of ethnic difference, but will explore how these “unspeakable images” project emotion to convey the cultural, social, and political concerns of so-called “racial minorities” in the United States. In short, we will not only develop the skills and tools for reading motion picture images of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans; through an engagement and application of subjects such as cultural studies and critical race theory, the tangible aspects of the visual examples presented in the course material will be explored and contextualized with the social realities of people of color in the U.S. DISCLAIMER: This weblog and its contents, images, links, etc. are intended for the educational use of the course's students only and are not to be used for any non-academic or commercial purposes.