Cinema and Social Justice in the Spanish-Speaking World

Catalog description

This course will develop oral expression skills in Spanish by focusing on the relationship between cinema, culture, and society in communities around the world where Spanish is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on the development of critical and analytical skills, as students will learn to interpret and compare film aesthetics, visual narratives, sound, and other aspects of cinema production in Spain, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latino and migrant communities in the U.S. Students will engage with issues of diversity and social justice by understanding the relationship between the creation of meaning in cinema and the specific historic and socioeconomic processes of the communities and regions studied. General topics may include migration, gender and race disparities, trauma and memory, colonization and neoliberalism, among others. Film selection will vary according to the instructor of the course. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or SPA 221 or placement based on UW System Placement Test scores. Offered Occasionally.