F/TV 3A

About this course

This course analyzes the representation of various American cultures in film with a focus on media produced by and/or about at least three of the following groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, indigenous peoples of the United States, Chicanos/Latinos/Latinx, and/or European Americans. Applying core concepts of cinematic language and media theory, the course will examine how mainstream and independent cinema construct depictions of American cultures with an emphasis on stereotyping, otherness, and marginalization. These filmic representations of difference will be placed within historical and global contexts.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use F/TV 3A

ASSIST maps F/TV 3A to a requirement in 5 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Comparative World Literature, Language and LiteratureDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Comparative World Literature, World Literature in TranslationDe Anza → CSU Long Beach