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Hispanic Fiction into Film - SPAN3602
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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: SPAN2004
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines key issues in Latin American culture and history through literary texts and films based on them. Addresses important contemporary issues such as the construction of gender and sexuality, the construction of national identity, questions of race and ethnicity, "magical feminism" and urban violence. Emphasis will be placed on study of films within the cultural and social contexts of their production.

Note: The language of instruction is Spanish.

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