NS4501 Politics, Film and Fiction in Latin America

This course explores how Latin American film and fiction has portrayed politics. Specific novels, short stories and films (all with a political context) will be compared with social scientific readings analyzing the same topics. All movies will be in Spanish with English subtitles. All readings will be available in Spanish and English versions.

Prerequisite

NS3501

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• describe key characteristics of major works of fiction and film in Latin America.
• compare and contrast the treatment of political and social themes among Latin American artists.