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21H.172[J] Latin America Through Film
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Undergrad (Fall) HASS Humanities
Not offered regularly; consult department
(Same subject as 21G.078[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Traces Latin American history through film and analyzes how this medium represents events in the recent and distant past. Weekly movies provide a window through which to analyze themes such as colonialism, national formation, revolution, gender, race relations, popular mobilizations and counterinsurgency. Examines films for how they represent a particular group or country, the reality they capture or obscure, and the message they convey.
T. Padilla