This course explores how Latin American cinema, from the arrival of sound in the 1930s through 21st century production, has represented the people whose lives reflect the region’s widespread socioeconomic, demographic, and political realities such as working poverty, recent immigration to the region, internal migration, Indigeneity, and armed conflict, among others. We will study the various styles, modes, and genres through which cinema has produced a broad variety of representations of “the people” that range from lovable comedic figures to catalysts for indignation. Our exploration of film will consider historical and political contexts, processes of modernization, as well as the negotiation of changing conceptions of class, gender, and race. Students will acquire a competence in Latin American film history through exposure to its various periods, the ability to speak and write about film analysis in Spanish in both technical and narrative terms, as well as a familiarity with critical approaches to Latin American cinema. Language of instruction is Spanish. This course fulfills 300-level course requirements for the Spanish major or minor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 228 or permission by instructor
T/TH: 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm
CRN: 49961
Instructor: Mónica García Blizzard