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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2023 |
Registration ID | SPANB252001 |
Course Title | Latin American Films |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Comparative Literature |
Instructor | Gaspar,MartÃn L. |
Times and Days | TTh 09:55am-11:15am
Su 07:10pm-10:00pm |
Room Location | DAL1,OL110 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1915 Stereotypically, Latin Americans are viewed as "emotional people"--often a euphemism to mean irrational, impulsive, wildly heroic, fickle. This course takes this expression at face value to ask: Are there particular emotions that identify Latin Americans? And, conversely, do these "people" become such because they share certain emotions? Can we find a correlation between emotions and political trajectories? To answer these questions, we will explore three types of films that seem to have, at different times, taken hold of the Latin American imagination and feelings: melodramas (1950s-1960s), documentaries (1970s-1990s), and "low-key" comedies (since 2000s.) Course is taught in Spanish Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Enrollment Cap: 18. |
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