Spanish and Latin-American Literature and Cinema

Three credits · Undergraduate

This advanced course is intended for students who have an exceptional command of the Spanish language. Students will acquire an understanding of the socio-cultural factors that engendered Spanish and Latin-American novels and cinema. It features an introduction to literary text analysis and the application of film language. The course aims to deepen understanding and analysis of the selected literary texts and films, focusing on developing students' communication skills. Various literary texts and films will be examined within their cultural, historical, and geographical contexts to achieve this. These issues pertain to, but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, politics, globalization and human rights. Prerequisite: SPAN 222, 294 or permission of the department chair. Three credits.