The course will deal with three topics. First, we will examine how the relations between racism and the media evolved, from a world based on nation and nationalism, with little tolerance for minorities, to a more complex, multicultural and global world, where many populations claim to be (and might be) victim of racism. Particularly, we will ask if sexism can be considered as a form of racism. Second, we will see how the question of racism must be posed differently for different media genres (news and current affairs, drama, satire…). Finally, we will deal with a paradox at the center of the relation between racism and the media: how come the media can be conceived both as a major source for the expression of racism, but also a major arena for fighting racism?