Power and Representation: Media Studies and the English Department

FAIN: AC-290017-23

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Mayaguez, PR 00680-6475)
Hugo J. Rios (Project Director: May 2022 to present)

A two-year curriculum development project to create an undergraduate certificate in media studies focused on issues of power and representation.

The Media Studies: Power and Representation Certificate is designed to invigorate and enhance the analysis and communication of humanistic themes with visual and audio tools and representation through courses designed to motivate and provide students with proper digital and critical tools not to be only consumers of media but to have a solid critical apparatus to analyze and most importantly produce it. This project does not limit itself to studying traditional dissemination formats like cinema and television/streaming but also incorporates the analysis and production of video games, podcasts, and other forms of media content. The Media Studies: Power and Representation Certificate combines the strengths of the English department (particularly the writing and critical thinking skills) with a Media Studies focus on the use of digital tools that will help this project foster interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty and undergraduate students. [edited by staff]