Topics in Latin American Cinema - ARTS3574
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1; or 24 units of credit and enrolment in a Spanish & Latin American Studies extended minor in Arts/Education (4053)
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Spanish and Latin American Studies
This course examines a range of successful films from Latin America produced post-2000 by a new generation of filmmakers born after 1960. It examines the new trends in Mexican, Brazilian, Argentinian, and Peruvian cinematography (films and countries vary from year to year and may include films such as Amores perros, City of God, Pan's Labyrinth, Motorcycle Diaries, The Secret in Their Eyes, Madeinusa). It also considers differences between contemporary film production and the aesthetics and politics of the Latin American cinema of the 1960s-1980s. The films are studied in their political, social and cultural context.
This course is taught in English with readings in English; knowledge in Spanish will be helpful