First 4 Tuesdays, 12:30-3:00pm, Phelps 4312
Enrollment Code: 59477
This seminar is an introduction to new Latin American film and contemporary U.S. 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 TaymorŐs Frida and In the Time of the Butterflies? 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.
