Hispanic Mediascapes in the 21st Century

4.0 credits

This upper level course will give students an overview of cultural topics represented in the Hispanic media beginning in the 21st century to the present. Students will engage with critical issues ranging from environmental studies to technology and Al using as a variety of theoretical lenses to explore those contested topics. The selected films will be contextualized by exploring the social, historical and cultural panoramas that characterize each of the respective films upon their release. In addition, students will learn to analyze film and develop a vocabulary to speak about film theory and practice which they will use in the lectures, presentations, and their written work. Finally, we will discuss the evolving media industry in Latin America and Spain and the future of Hispanic media production as new technologies are revolutionizing the trade. Taught in English. .