Course syllabus

Course Description and Programme:

Latinam 303/201 Course Programme found here

Essay Assignment (2nd Essay) Found Here

This course will consider film as a space for reflection on stories by and about the people who live in what is called “Latin America”.  Each film tells a story about the history of a people from a particular nation. What we call Latin America is a region that came into being through colonial processes that have profoundly marked the way people from abroad receive stories about them. We will ask how national filmmakers represent their own nation’s history in comparison with ways that Hollywood has told similar stories, and we will observe commonalities and differences across the region.  We will also view film and video by alternative, independent and community groups.

Each film will be studied in its multiple temporalities: 1) the era depicted or the setting; 2) the historical era of production; 3) the era in Latin American film history; and 4) our own viewing era. 

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