SPAN 2220 - Ibero-American Cinema

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture

This course surveys the history, growth, singularity, and cultural impact of Iberian and Latin American cinemas in the world. Several films, documentaries, and/or shorts will be analyzed in class. Specific Hispanic cinema terminology (e.g. ‘imperfect cinema’; the aesthetics of hunger, and Third World Cinema) will be employed in order to understand the New Latin American Cinema movement and the “latino-Spanishness” through film.

Note: This course is taught in English; no knowledge of Spanish is required.
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