Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0198 - LA Film and Politics

Understanding cinema as one of the most active forces in the visual, political, and social structure of place, we will screen and discuss films which have acted as social agents in the Americas. We will read major thinkers on class, social movements, and colonialism such as Hegel, Marx, Fanon, Malcom X, and Anzaldua. Thinking in dialogue with manifestos and cultural histories, we will screen films that challenge the narrative structures, cinematic techniques, notions of political activisim, means of distribution, and even very notion of cinema. In concert, the proposals of these radical visualities will foment understandings of the moving image's capacity to enact discourses and changes in society, culture, and history. Knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, and cinema is welcome but not necessary.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.