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This course will examine Latin American Film History, from the 1970s to today, with a feminist perspective, which means not only focusing on female directors but questioning auteurist and director-centric paradigms. We will explore women-led cinematic processes and practices and the emancipatory potential of the moving image. A range of theoretical and methodological approaches will allow us to go beyond what appears on-screen and understand the entire life cycle of the films — from inception to circulation — conceiving the cinematic texts (movies) as material, ideological, emotional and aesthetic testimonies of their practices of production and distribution. Selected case studies will take us on a tour around non-canonical histories of Latin American cinema, from the Caribbean to the Andes, always embedding carefully the cinematic processes in the vibrant social contexts and collective subjectivities from where the images emerge.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will examine Latin American Film History, from the 1970s to today, with a feminist perspective, which means not only focusing on female directors but questioning auteurist and director-centric paradigms. We will explore women-led cinematic processes and practices and the emancipatory potential of the moving image. A range of theoretical and methodological approaches will allow us to go beyond what appears on-screen and understand the entire life cycle of the films — from inception to circulation — conceiving the cinematic texts (movies) as material, ideological, emotional and aesthetic testimonies of their practices of production and distribution.
Selected case studies will take us on a tour around non-canonical histories of Latin American cinema, from the Caribbean to the Andes, always embedding carefully the cinematic processes in the vibrant social contexts and collective subjectivities from where the images emerge.
The students will leave the course knowing how to interpret and write about cinema in a feminist and decolonial way. The course will provide theoretical and methodological tools suitable to be used by them in any geographical context and historical period. As for assessment, the students will research and write academic essays. They will also create public engagement materials, such as podcasts, choosing from various on- and off-Screen topics. They will also be given the opportunity to curate a film series. The podcast and curation exercises are designed to be produced, consumed and discussed collectively.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students will use appropriate methodologies and synthesise ideas drawn from a variety of sources |
| Reflection | Apply | Students will participate in reflective discussion and lead seminar discussion |
| Procedural | Create | Students will produce high-quality analytical work, engaging critically with the topics studied. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the various ways in which the relationship between cinema and dream relate to film/dream analogy. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will develop knowledge by reading dream films closely, identifying parallels and differences in terms of styles, genres and techniques. |
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