Spanish 431 - Politcs/Intimcy LatAmFilm

Since the early 2000s many Latin American filmmakers have turned their attention to intimate spaces and situations, avoiding stories that are overtly political. This course will look at films within this tendency, to inquire how they still make an intervention in today’s Latin American political landscape. Some films focus exclusively on the personal emotions of the protagonists. Others pay attention to the social circumstances in which those emotions unfold. Students will reflect on the connections between these two approaches, with the support of theoretical readings. The class will look in particular at films dealing with experiences of loss and mourning, either from personal tragedy or from events that affected a whole nation. Most of the films will come from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Perú, four countries where this tendency is tied to films that tackle critical political events from the late twentieth century. All films will be studied within the broader regional context. Conducted in Spanish.

Requisite: SPAN 202, SPAN 301, or consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Fall Semester. Visiting Professor Rueda.