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Topic: The Amazon
| Topic: The Amazon | | Course Number | FLMST 270-01 | | Course Title | Topic: The Amazon | | Department | Film Studies | | Campus | Mount Holyoke College | | Course Description | "From the time of the conquest, the Amazon has been imagined as an exotic and savage terrain: mysterious, dangerous, and cascading in untouched natural resources. This course examines the Amazon as a historical narrative in popular culture and political struggles. We will read explorers' narratives, examine representations of the Amazon and its people in film and literature, discuss labor and the rubber industry, and analyze the environmental movement and other recent social movements." |
| Reg # | Section | Credits | Instructors | Meeting Times | Location | Notes |
| 71448 |
01 |
4.00 |
Sarah Sarzynski |
11:00AM-12:15PM T,TH |
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