Let's Get "Real"

Reality-based television represents a genre that is responsible for presenting multiple diverse presentations of African Americans. There is the underlying assertion that as a text, television has been at the center of understanding the African American culture. The previous statement was the driving force behind my decision to create this class at The University of Alabama. Even though this course is offered during Interim, and not a traditional fall or spring semester, I believe that the dialog shared and the global implications made will provide a foundation for continued study and future exploration of the topics.It is my personal goal to serve as a facilitator of knowledge inside and outside of the classroom. Through my teaching, I will work as an advocate for personal growth and strive to always challenge my students through their pursuit of knowledge, while serving as a role model for change in our academic community. With that being said, I feel that this class will allow for personal growth for myself as the instructor as well as the students. One of my personal educational ideas is you never stop learning. I will not pretend that I know everything about the topics that we will discuss but it is my goal to shed as much light on information that I do know. I anticipate the course to be extremely fun and exciting as well as mentally stimulating and intriguing. The topics that I have selected to cover are all very serious but they also allow for individuals to take a close look at the world around them. It is my goal that this blog will also be a place where people can share their thoughts freely about the class as well as what they are learning about "Real" TV.