La Telenovela

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Telenovelas are a major form of entertainment in Latin America and around the world. In this course, we will study the telenovela in an integrated multidisciplinary learning environment. We will begin by exploring the genre of the telenovela and its significance as a social, cultural, political, and economic force in Latin America and in the United States by reading about the genre (in Spanish) and watching two condensed telenovelas (also in Spanish). We will learn the formulas of the classic telenovela and its archetypal characters. You will demonstrate your understanding of the telenovela and its place in Hispanic culture through writing and discussion, and you will also engage in the linguistic and technical aspects of screenwriting, production (basic videography), acting, and post-production (computer based video and audio editing) techniques through the creation of a class telenovela; This course taught in Spanish.