Performing Passion & Pain: The Case of Frida Kahlo - SPAN3350

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Frida Kahlo has become an icon of contemporary art and feminism. Examines her life, art, letters and diary to account for her status in Mexican and Latin American circles as well as in a broad international context. Emphasises the self-consciously theatrical ways in which Kahlo's work projects particular versions of the following general themes: ethnicity and "Mexicanness"; gender and identity; public and private selves; the body fragmented and in pain; radical leftwing politics; passion and masochism.

Note: This course is offered in English only.

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of this course, students should:
  • Gain a considerable insight into Mexican painting from the 1920s to 1960s and the social and political contexts in which these works were created
  • Be able to analyse the paintings of Kahlo, Izquierdo, Varo and Carrington in terms of their content, style and their status in XX century Western art
  • Be able to use critical vocabulary in Spanish proper to the area of study.

Assessment


  • Essay 1 (2500 words) - 40%
  • Essay 2 (2500 words) - 40%
  • Class participation - 20%