LA ST 310
Latin America at the Movies
Winter 2024 · Special Topics in Film Studies / Latin America at the Movies
Topics
- Latin American film history
- Cinematic language
- Cultural narratives
- Political and social contexts of film production and reception
Readings
- Mast, Gerald, and Bruce Kawin. A Short History of the Movies. Pearson, 2011. Recommended for LA ST students.
- Chasteen, John Charles. Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. W. W. Norton, 2001. Recommended for FS students.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- LAST 310_ FS 399 Syllabus Winter 2024 Laura L. Velazquez - Laura Velazquez Velazquez.docx.pdf ↗2024
- Required readings are on eClass; named books are recommended background texts.