Topics in Spanish American and Spanish Film

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

In-depth study of Hispanic Cinemas, including genres, movements, histories, industrial mechanisms of distribution, and cultural reception, in consolidated, developing and emerging film industries. Content can be organized based on region (Chicano/a, Mexican, Spanish cinema, etc.); theme (identity, transnationalism, women's cinema, etc.); genre (road movie, documentary, border cinema, auteur cinema, etc.); filmmakers and/or by identifiable traditions (cine de la movida, Nuevo cine latinomericano, New cinemas, etc.). Use of contemporary theories and study of cinematographic techniques. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 405 and 9 units in courses labelled Spanish at the 400 level. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Spanish 532 and 573 will not be allowed. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT