SPA 36400 Latin American History in Film

(GE-CrsClt) This course explores, from the professional historian's perspective, the dramatic treatment of several important episodes and personalities in Latin American history as presented in some of the "classics" of this genre. Students will heighten their awareness both of specific historical periods of the region and of the problems inherent in their visual interpretation. The course is conducted in English. The text is in English, and the films to be viewed are either in English or in Spanish (in one case, German) with English subtitles.

Credits

3

Offered

Intermittently.