Spanish Through Film and New Media

Prerequisites: CASLS 212; or Spanish SAT subject test score of 560 or higher, or placement test results. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish-speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Topics for Spring 2027: Section A1: This course examines US Latino films as explorations of race, ethnicity, immigration, and belonging in America. Students will analyze how these films portray Latino experiences, challenge stereotypes, and address questions of identity and community in contemporary US society. Section B1: Framing Black Latin America: Film, New Media, & the Politics of Visibility. This course examines Black cinema and new media in Latin America, exploring visibility, colorism, racism, colonial legacies, and representation. Through films, documentaries, and experimental media, students compare Black experiences in Latin America and the U.S. and design a festival program. Section C1: Rebels with a Cause: Film & Resistance in Latin America & Spain. Through films from Latin America and Spain, this course examines rebellion from personal acts of defiance to collective resistance. Students analyze challenges to political, religious, social, and gender norms, including struggles of marginalized and Indigenous communities. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy.