Cultural Creation: Viewing Black and Latinx idenity through mainstream media

Since the dawn of television, the cultural formation of identity has been shaped by mainstream media. Through news and situational comedies, Black and Brown people have been depicted in ways that have shaped the broader cultural landscape of a nation. Some images and narratives are ahistorical and stereotypical, while others are reflective and impactful. All of which informed how society viewed the lives, and cultural aesthetics of those they had little interaction with in everyday life. Come and Join the Curtis Institute in the Multicultural Lounge as we view the following:

• Good Times
• The Jeffersons
• The Cosby Show
• A Different World
• Martin
• Living Single
• The George Lopez Show
• Black(ish)

Location: Kellogg Center – Belonging Lounge – 222