Spanish 373pl - Seminar: Topics in Cultural Movements in Spanish America-Embodied Politics in Latin American Films

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.

[CE] JR/SR only