ETHS 301 Race and Crime in Popular Culture

Narratives around law, order, crime and justice are prevalent in US popular culture. From TV shows such as Law and Order, true crime dramas like Making of a Murder and The Tinder Swindler, to popular music forms such as gangster rap. The class will explore the role of race and racial formation in the construction of these popular narratives focusing on crime, law enforcement and the criminal justice system.