Latin American Studies 201 - COLQ: CONTEMPORARY FILM

Spring
2017
01
4.00
Maria Helena Rueda
TTh 01:00-02:50
Smith College
39312-S17
SEELYE 312
mrueda@smith.edu
Topics course.: This course looks at Latin American films made since the early 2000s, a time of important changes for filmmaking in the region. We watch and analyze films from countries like México, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Perú and Colombia, which have received national and international recognition by telling stories of both local and global significance. We study new modalities of production and distribution developed in the last two decades, and how they have contributed to an increase in production and visibility of films from the region. The class analyzes the factors that have influenced these changes, related to the cultural and socio-political effects of globalization. We reflect on the challenges brought to Latin America by this new era, and how they are impacting the content, the form, the production and the circulation of films. Readings and discussions in English.
Topic: Latin American Film Today: Global Visions, Local Expressions.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.