Latin American Cinema

In this course we will explore how Latin Americans have represented themselves on the big screen, through close readings of representative films from each of the following major periods: 

• silent cinema (1890s-1930s),
• studio cinema (1930s-1950s),
• Neorealism/Art Cinema (1950s),
• the New Latin American Cinema (1960s-1980s), and
• contemporary cinema (1990s to today)

Throughout the course we will examine evolving representations of modernity and pay special attention to how these representations are linked to different constructions of gender, race, sexuality, and nationality. We will conclude the course with a collective screening of video essays created by students in the course.

Latin America / Latinoamérica

Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez, Amherst College

Attribution - NonCommercial