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HIST 3429 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2025 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (54777)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Thu 12:40PM - 03:30PMUMTC, West Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the subject.
- Learning Objectives:
- (1) Understand diverse philosophies and cultures within and across society (2) Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expression across disciplines
- Grading:
- 15% quizzes
20% Online discussion20% short reflection writing
30% papers (2 five-page papers)15% group presentation - Exam Format:
- 10 online quizzes (multiple choice and true/false), 6 highest scores count in grade
- Class Format:
- Asynchronous online with weekly deadlines.ReadingViewing of films and video presentationsParticipation in online discussion forums
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week (average; varies by week)
15 Pages formal Writing Per Term Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings in online discussionsGroup project - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54777/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 August 2020
Spring 2024 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (65807)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Thu 04:00PM - 06:45PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 220
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (3 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the subject.
- Learning Objectives:
- (1) Understand diverse philosophies and cultures within and across society (2) Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expression across disciplines
- Grading:
- 15% quizzes
20% Online discussion20% short reflection writing
30% papers (2 five-page papers)15% group presentation - Exam Format:
- 10 online quizzes (multiple choice and true/false), 6 highest scores count in grade
- Class Format:
- Asynchronous online with weekly deadlines.ReadingViewing of films and video presentationsParticipation in online discussion forums
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week (average; varies by week)
15 Pages formal Writing Per Term Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings in online discussionsGroup project - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65807/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 August 2020
Fall 2021 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (34703)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (29 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the subject.
- Learning Objectives:
- (1) Understand diverse philosophies and cultures within and across society (2) Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expression across disciplines
- Grading:
- 15% quizzes
20% Online discussion20% short reflection writing
30% papers (2 five-page papers)15% group presentation - Exam Format:
- 10 online quizzes (multiple choice and true/false), 6 highest scores count in grade
- Class Format:
- Asynchronous online with weekly deadlines.ReadingViewing of films and video presentationsParticipation in online discussion forums
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week (average; varies by week)
15 Pages formal Writing Per Term Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings in online discussionsGroup project - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34703/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 August 2020
Fall 2020 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (33580)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementOnline Course
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (26 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online. All requirements for this course can be completed online. There is an optional zoom session for additional discussion and questions on Thursdays 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the subject.
- Learning Objectives:
- (1) Understand diverse philosophies and cultures within and across society (2) Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expression across disciplines
- Grading:
- 15% quizzes
20% Online discussion20% short reflection writing
30% papers (2 five-page papers)15% group presentation - Exam Format:
- 10 online quizzes (multiple choice and true/false), 6 highest scores count in grade
- Class Format:
- Asynchronous online with weekly deadlines.ReadingViewing of films and video presentationsParticipation in online discussion forums
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week (average; varies by week)
15 Pages formal Writing Per Term Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings in online discussionsGroup project - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33580/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 August 2020
Summer 2019 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (82970)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/20/2019 - 06/07/2019Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:15AM - 12:15PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management 1-136
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
40% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: written reactions to films and readings - Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
30% Discussion viewing films - Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Paper(s)
Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82970/1195
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 March 2011
Spring 2019 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (66720)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (24 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66720/1193
Summer 2018 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (83211)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/21/2018 - 06/08/2018Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:15AM - 12:15PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management 2-228
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (11 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- This course examines a series of complex and interconnected issues of modernity relevant for understanding 20th century Latin America. Using films, texts, lectures, and discussions, we will focus on four overlapping themes: popular revolutions, authoritarianism and human rights, urbanization, and border crossings. We will view films made in Hollywood as well as films made in (and largely for) Latin America, and attempt to understand the ways in which these films depict, explain, interpret, and define notions of modernity within an historical framework. This is not a course in film theory, and while discussions will normally deal with representation and meaning of films, we will not focus on theoretical issues related to the semiotics of film.
- Grading:
- Exam Format:
- The final exam is one of three essays for the course.
- Class Format:
- Three hour sessions. We will watch a film each session and discuss it in class.
- Workload:
- Two assigned books and readings on the Moodle site
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/83211/1185
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2016
Fall 2017 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (35251)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35251/1179
Summer 2017 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (83117)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/22/2017 - 06/09/2017Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:15AM - 12:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pjm+HIST3429+Summer2016
- Class Description:
- This course examines a series of complex and interconnected issues of modernity relevant for understanding 20th century Latin America. Using films, texts, lectures, and discussions, we will focus on four overlapping themes: popular revolutions, authoritarianism and human rights, urbanization, and border crossings. We will view films made in Hollywood as well as films made in (and largely for) Latin America, and attempt to understand the ways in which these films depict, explain, interpret, and define notions of modernity within an historical framework. This is not a course in film theory, and while discussions will normally deal with representation and meaning of films, we will not focus on theoretical issues related to the semiotics of film.
- Grading:
- Exam Format:
- The final exam is one of three essays for the course.
- Class Format:
- Three hour sessions. We will watch a film each session and discuss it in class.
- Workload:
- Two assigned books and readings on the Moodle site
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/83117/1175
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2016
Fall 2016 | HIST 3429 Section 090: Latin American History in Film and Text (31336)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Mon 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management 2-233
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pjm+HIST3429+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- This course examines a series of complex and interconnected issues of modernity relevant for understanding 20th century Latin America. Using films, texts, lectures, and discussions, we will focus on four overlapping themes: popular revolutions, authoritarianism and human rights, urbanization, and border crossings. We will view films made in Hollywood as well as films made in (and largely for) Latin America, and attempt to understand the ways in which these films depict, explain, interpret, and define notions of modernity within an historical framework. This is not a course in film theory, and while discussions will normally deal with representation and meaning of films, we will not focus on theoretical issues related to the semiotics of film.
- Grading:
- Exam Format:
- The final exam is one of three essays for the course.
- Class Format:
- Three hour sessions. We will watch a film each session and discuss it in class.
- Workload:
- Two assigned books and readings on the Moodle site
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31336/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2016
Summer 2016 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (83296)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/23/2016 - 06/10/2016Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:15AM - 12:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 210
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pjm+HIST3429+Summer2016
- Class Description:
- This course examines a series of complex and interconnected issues of modernity relevant for understanding 20th century Latin America. Using films, texts, lectures, and discussions, we will focus on four overlapping themes: popular revolutions, authoritarianism and human rights, urbanization, and border crossings. We will view films made in Hollywood as well as films made in (and largely for) Latin America, and attempt to understand the ways in which these films depict, explain, interpret, and define notions of modernity within an historical framework. This is not a course in film theory, and while discussions will normally deal with representation and meaning of films, we will not focus on theoretical issues related to the semiotics of film.
- Grading:
- Exam Format:
- The final exam is one of three essays for the course.
- Class Format:
- Three hour sessions. We will watch a film each session and discuss it in class.
- Workload:
- Two assigned books and readings on the Moodle site
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/83296/1165
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2016
Spring 2016 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (59401)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Thu 01:25PM - 04:25PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management L-126
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?chambers+HIST3429+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
40% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: written reactions to films and readings - Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
30% Discussion viewing films - Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Paper(s)
Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59401/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 March 2011
Summer 2015 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (88124)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/26/2015 - 06/12/2015Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:15AM - 12:15PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management 1-136
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
40% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: written reactions to films and readings - Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
30% Discussion viewing films - Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Paper(s)
Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/88124/1155
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 March 2011
Spring 2014 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (68517)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/chambers" target="lookup">Sarah Chambers
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Wed 01:00PM - 04:00PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 240
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- In the past few decades, there has been a creative explosion of films and documentaries representing women in Latin America, past and present. This course invites you to reflect critically upon those cinematic representations by placing them in the context of other historical and fictional narratives. For example, what can we learn-about both the 17th and 20th centuries--by comparing the film "I, the Worst of All" (Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1990) with: Octavio Paz's biography of the 17th-century Mexican nun upon which the film is based, the writings of Sor Juana herself, and the analysis of her work by literary critics? We will compare two film versions of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo: the recent movie starring Salma Hayeck and a Mexican film directed by Paul LeDuc in 1984. In addition to several other feature films, we will also explore the roles of women as directors and actors in the Latin American and Hollywood film industries. This course has been approved for the arts/humanities core and global perspectives theme requirements.
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
40% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: written reactions to films and readings - Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
30% Discussion viewing films - Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Paper(s)
Other Workload: written reactions to films and readings - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68517/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 March 2011
Summer 2013 | HIST 3429 Section 001: Latin American History in Film and Text (87734)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementDelivery Medium
- Meets With:
- CHN 3022 Section 001CHN 4004 Section 001LAS 3429 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- May Session05/28/2013 - 06/14/2013Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:00AM - 02:30PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 260
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Cinematic representations of Latin America in context of other historical/literary narratives. Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S. films compared with those produced in Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women, revolution, colonialism).
- Class Description:
- This course examines a series of complex and interconnected issues of modernity relevant for understanding 20th century Latin America. Using films, texts, lectures, and discussions, we will focus on four overlapping themes: popular revolutions, authoritarianism and human rights, urbanization, and border crossings. We will view films made in Hollywood as well as films made in (and largely for) Latin America, and attempt to understand the ways in which these films depict, explain, interpret, and define notions of modernity within an historical framework. This is not a course in film theory, and while discussions will normally deal with representation and meaning of films, we will not focus on theoretical issues related to the semiotics of film.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87734/1135
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 March 2012
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