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Latin American Cinema

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Spring 2023

Latin American Cinema

Listed in: Film and Media Studies, as FAMS-238  |  Spanish, as SPAN-330

Faculty

Paul A. Schroeder Rodriguez (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as SPAN 330 and FAMS 238) How have Latin Americans represented themselves on the big screen? In this course we will explore this question through close readings of representative films from each of the following major periods: silent cinema (1890s–1930s), studio cinema (1930s–1950s), Neorealism/Art Cinema (1950s), the New Latin American Cinema (1960s–1980s), and contemporary cinema (1990s to today). Throughout the course we will examine evolving representations of modernity and pay special attention to how these representations are linked to different constructions of gender, race, sexuality, and nationality. We will conclude the course with a collective screening of video essays created by students in the course. The course is conducted in Spanish.

Requisite: SPAN 301 or consent of instructor. Spring Semester. Professor Schroeder Rodríguez.

Keywords

Attention to Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Attention to Issues of Race, Attention to Speaking, Attention to Writing, Languages Other Than English, Transnational or World Cultures Taught in English

Offerings

2022-23: Offered in Spring 2023
Other years: Offered in Fall 2016, Spring 2019