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DELC 212: Cinema and Society in Europe and Latin America: Thematic and Formal Perspectives
How do films deal with weighty topics like war, terrorism, immigration, and gender roles, and do they entertain viewers, instruct them, or both? This course explores European and Latin American films in their particular social and historical contexts. The main aim of the course is to make connections between the films and such contexts not only on the level of narrative, characterisation and dialogue, but also on that of form and technique. To these ends, there will be introductory lectures on cinema and society and on film aesthetics and content in the first week of the course. During the remainder of the course, the connections mentioned will be the focus of seminars and presentations within the four core topic areas: terrorism, migration, war and gender.
- Convenor: Dr Amit Thakkar
- Term: Michaelmas
- Assessment: Essay and Presentation (40%); Examination (60%)
- Language: This module is taught in English. All films are available with subtitles and the most important critical works for each film are also in English.
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