COMM 4292

Sexual Identities and the Media

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This class moves beyond a simple consideration of how lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and queer people have been represented in the mainstream media. We will explore both how dominant media forms have traditionally represented LGBTQ people, as well as how LGBTQ people have seized the opportunities offered by alternative media practices and technologies to articulate passions and politics that dominant media forms have little or no investment in.

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, D-AG, LA-AG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP, 2019SP

Outcomes

• Analyze the history of US LGBTQ media representation.
• Identify key debates in queer theory and apply these to LGBTQ media.
• Create visual work that interprets, analyzes, and responds to contemporary media.

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