MCS 129: DISNEY: PRODUCING RACE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour; activity 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Investigates the articulation of race, gender, sexuality, and class in Disney-based productions. Examines how globalization, capitalism and consumption intersect in the production of race, gender, class, disabilities and sexualities. Considers the relation between the Disney Corporation and cultures as commodities and imperialist corporate politics. Credit is awarded for only one of MCS 129 or MCS 129S.
Average GPA: 3.37
Grade distribution records: 817 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 129 | 15.8% |
| A | 136 | 16.6% |
| A- | 209 | 25.6% |
| B+ | 120 | 14.7% |
| B | 73 | 8.9% |
| B- | 53 | 6.5% |
| C+ | 16 | 2.0% |
| C | 16 | 2.0% |
| C- | 24 | 2.9% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.1% |
| D | 7 | 0.9% |
| D- | 1 | 0.1% |
| F | 20 | 2.4% |
| NP | 6 | 0.7% |
| S | 3 | 0.4% |
| W | 3 | 0.4% |
Based on 817 student grade records across 13 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Michael Turcios 228 students, Average GPA 3.53
- Amalia Cabezas 80 students, Average GPA 3.62
- Emily Mulvihill 37 students, Average GPA 3.56