Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
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- ART: Visual Arts
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- ASL: American Sign Language
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- CE: Community Engagement
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- COM: Commerce
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- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
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- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
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- FA: Fine Arts
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- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
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- ITAL: Italian
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- MATH: Mathematics
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- SPAN: Spanish
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- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- SPAN100A: Beginners' Spanish I
- SPAN100B: Beginners' Spanish II
- SPAN108: The First Global Culture (in English)
- SPAN149: Intensive Beginners' Spanish
- SPAN185: Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English)
- SPAN204: Experiential Learning
- SPAN205: Intermediate Topics in Hispanic Culture (in English)
- SPAN249: Intensive Intermediate Spanish
- SPAN250A: Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN250B: Intermediate Spanish II
- SPAN270: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- SPAN280: Spanish Immersion
- SPAN304: Indigenous Latin America, Eco and Social Justice (in English)
- SPAN305A: Upper Intermediate Topics in Hispanic Culture (in English)
- SPAN305B: Upper Intermediate Topics in Hispanic Culture (in Spanish)
- SPAN306: Spanish Culture (in English)
- SPAN307: Latin American Culture Through Music (in English)
- SPAN349: Intensive Upper Intermediate Spanish
- SPAN350A: Upper Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN350B: Upper Intermediate Spanish II
- SPAN355: Communicating in Spanish
- SPAN390: Hispanic Literature I
- SPAN391: Hispanic Literature II
- SPAN395: Directed Reading
- SPAN408A: Advanced Topics in Spanish Culture
- SPAN408B: Advanced Topics in Latin American Culture
- SPAN417: Global Perspectives in the Spanish-speaking World
- SPAN449: Intensive Advanced Spanish
- SPAN450A: Advanced Spanish I
- SPAN450B: Advanced Spanish II
- SPAN469: Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literatures
- SPAN470: Medieval Literature
- SPAN472: Cervantes' Don Quixote
- SPAN473: Spanish Golden Age Literature
- SPAN478: 20th and 21st Century Spanish Literature
- SPAN483B: Latin American Fiction from the "Boom" to the Present
- SPAN483C: Modern Latin American Literature and the Arts
- SPAN484A: Latin American Women's Writing
- SPAN484C: Conquest and Rebellion in Latin America, 1492 to 1783
- SPAN484D: The Struggle for Independence in Latin America, 1767-1867
- SPAN484E: Revolutions and Dictators in 20th Century Latin America
- SPAN485A: Spanish Film
- SPAN485B: Latin American Film (in English)
- SPAN487: Spain in the Pacific Northwest (in English)
- SPAN490B: English-Spanish Translation
- SPAN495: Advanced Directed Reading
- SPAN499: Honours Graduating Essay
SPAN185
Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English)
An introductory overview of Latin American culture, society, history and politics through the analysis of films made since the year 2000. Exploration of some key figures such as Fabián Bielinsky, Daniel Burman, Jayro Bustamante, Juan José Campanella, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, Claudia Llosa, Lucrecia Martel, Damián Szifron, Pablo Trapero and Andrés Wood. Some reference to Spanish culture and directors like Pedro Almodóvar and Icíar Bollaín will also be included.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5