Fall 2009

Representation and Reality in Spanish Cinema

Listed in: Spanish, as SPAN-36

Faculty

Sara J. Brenneis (Section 01)

Description

A critical overview of the role filmmakers from varied backgrounds have taken in interpreting similar trends in contemporary Spanish culture and society. By analyzing recent Spanish cinema along with selected fictional and non-fictional texts on current issues in Spain, we will explore such questions as women's roles in contemporary society, immigration and exile, globalization, and experiences of war and violence, among other themes. This course will take a transatlantic approach, examining how these issues are imagined within Spain as well as by filmmakers and writers from the Americas, and study the sociological, cultural and political forces that have inspired such cinematic representations. Conducted in Spanish.

Requisite: Spanish 5, 7 or consent of the instructor. Fall semester. Professor Brenneis.

SPAN 36 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 210
Th 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 210

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2021