Comtemporary Lat Amer Cinema

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This course explores contemporary cinema from diverse parts of Latin America, from the 1990s to the present. It examines how films are part of, represent, and respond to Latin American historical, political and cultural contexts. The course will focus on prevailing trends and dominant themes in contemporary Latin American cinema. Students will analyze how contemporary Latin American filmmakers engage with societies where economic precarity and inequality are the norm, and how they respond aesthetically to the globalization of film spectatorship. Prerequisites: SPAN300 or SPAN301 Course Attributes: Humanities Elect/Integrations, Peace & Justice Studies Minor College of Arts & Sciences Classics & Modern Languages