Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite: S280 or S310 or equivalent.

This course aims: (1) to introduce students to the formal elements common to cinema and the terms of film analysis in Spanish; (2) to expose them to different film genres and theories/methodologies for analyzing cinema; (3) provide students with a basic understanding of cultural and historical factors that have influenced film production in Latin America and Spain. The first half of the course will be devoted to recognizing and understanding the formal components of film. In the course’s second half, we will consider notions of film narrative along with theoretical terms common to film studies and how they manifest themselves in Latin American and Spanish cinemas. The class will watch two movies, or scenes from two movies, per week. Students will view the movies over various streaming platforms. 

HISP-S 322   #12102        9:45A-11:00A     TR       WH 104      Prof. Jonathan Risner

OPTIONAL-  film screening      6:45P-9:00P      T      BH 238     Prof. Jonathan Risner

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