Race and Representation in Latina/o Film

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Interrogation of the ways in which Latinas and Latinos are represented in cinema. Explore early portrayals of Latinas/os in film history and then contemporary films with a focus on race, class, gender and sexuality. Employing multiple aesthetic and disciplinary approaches, analyze commercial alongside independent films with attention to the market-driven and political mandates of these projects. Focus on films by both Latina/o filmmakers and non-Latina/o filmmakers interrogating multifarious points of entry of these artists.