Entre nosotros: Representing the Family in Modern and Contemporary Spain

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This course reflects on the representation of the family in Spanish literature and film since the Civil War, spanning texts and films from the period 1942-2009. Some of the themes we will explore over the course of the semester include: the family as a space for the formation of identities and subjectivities; the symbolic relationship between family and nation; religion; gender roles and the concepts of maternity, fatherhood, and childhood; monstrous families and the specter of incest; modern "found" families constructed outside biological bonds. Texts and films by Sender, Buero Vallejo, Delibes, Cela, Laforet, Buñuel, Borau, Almodóvar, Saura, among others.