Description: (Formerly numbered Communication Studies 136.) Lecture, three hours. How mass media have portrayed gays and lesbians and why. Media's depiction, portrayal, and handling of homosexuality, with particular focus on how gays and lesbians have been negatively stereotyped, portrayed unrealistically, and often not portrayed at all. Exploration not only of how gays and lesbians have been represented, but also why certain portrayals have tended to dominate. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0