Day: First four Thursdays
Time: 12:30-2:55 p.m.
Location: Phelps 4312
Enrollment Code: 25437
Description:
This seminar is an introduction to new Latin American film and contemporary
international films that portray Latin America. What defines a Latin American film in the age of globalization? How does Latin America portray itself cinematically in contrast to U.S. films such as Julie Taymor’s Frida and In the Time of the Butterflies?
What is Mexican about the award winning 2006 films of Los tres amigos? We will
combine close readings of select films and excerpts with a general introduction to Latin American studies through film.
Professor Ellen McCracken, Spanish and Portuguese, is author of the book New Latina Narrative and numerous articles on contemporary Chicano/Latino literature. She teaches undergraduate courses on The Chicano Novel, U.S. Latino Literature, Contemporary Latin American Fiction and Contemporary Literature of the Americas.
Email: emccr@spanport.ucsb.edu
