Spanish 373 - Seminar: Cultural Movements in Spanish America: Embodied Politics in Latin American Films
S:LIT MOVMNT SPAN AMER-POL/FLM
Fall
2020
02
4.00
Maria Helena Rueda
MW 01:40-02:55
Smith College
50120-F20
REMOTE
mrueda@smith.edu
Topics course.
: This class will study recent Latin American films in their portrayal of bodily identities and practices that carry political weight. Students will interrogate these films' attention to issues of race, gender, and sexuality, as well as their portrayal of people's interaction with the spaces they inhabit. Most of the films will come from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, but will be studied within the broader regional film landscape. By the end of the semester students will have a general understanding of that landscape and of the way in which films dealing with embodied histories encourage political reflections. Enrollment limited to 14.
: This class will study recent Latin American films in their portrayal of bodily identities and practices that carry political weight. Students will interrogate these films' attention to issues of race, gender, and sexuality, as well as their portrayal of people's interaction with the spaces they inhabit. Most of the films will come from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, but will be studied within the broader regional film landscape. By the end of the semester students will have a general understanding of that landscape and of the way in which films dealing with embodied histories encourage political reflections. Enrollment limited to 14.
Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores