When I enrolled in Media, Culture, and Identity, I was interested to find out the specifics, since these are all very broad terms. I read the course description and knew it would align with my undeclared communications major. I immediately went on ratemyprofessor, but couldn’t find anything. I went into the class with no idea what I was going to be taught. So far, this class has challenged what I think about different stereotypes amongst the Black and/or queer lens. Listening to my peers share their stories has opened my eyes to the differences, but also the commonalities we share on and off campus. I am also taking Cultural Studies, and there are many overlaps between these classes. In terms of my goals for this course, I want to be able to read, write, and think from a critical perspective. Whether it’s a simple article on the lighting of media or the more complicated concepts such as the speculative fiction of blackness or disidentification, I want to be able to see these ideas as unique and important to the world that I live in. Being knowledgeable on these topics can spark conversation because they apply to modern day thinking and relate to the idea of what makes us individual beings. I want to learn more about who Sofia is, figure out my identity, and be able to view the various outlets of media from a different lens than most people. 
