spanish 311 films by and about latin american women fall 2013 m 6

7/30/2019 Spanish 311 Films by and About Latin American Women Fall 2013 M 6

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Spanish 311/ Film 311 Films by and about Latin American Women

Fall 2013 M 6:30Dr. Linda ZeeWhite Hall 226 223-2461 [email protected] hours: MWF 10:30-12:00, M 4-5:00, TH 12-2:00 and by appt.

Description:

This course has been designed to introduce you to the history, culture and politics ofLatin America via films by and / or about Latin American women. We will beviewing documentaries, feature films and animation produced both within andoutside of Latin America. These are NOT Hollywood films and are not geared atHollywoods typical audience [i.e. 15 year old boys]. You should keep an open mind

while watching.Your film viewing will be supplemented by weekly readings. These readings are tobe done BEFORE class and are meant to enhance your comprehension of the weeksfilm. These readings are in English; Spanish-language versions of many of the

readings are available on-line and I will include the links to them when possible[you can also look for them yourself].

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course you will have acquired substantial knowledge about keyand representative female figures, both historical and fictional, from Latin Americanhistory. You will also have learned how to critically view a film, write film reviewsin a number of different styles for various types of audiences.

Texts:

There are no textbooks for this class. There is a class webpage, which is NOT onAngel. This page will have links for readings, each weeks PowerPointpresentation,and other useful resources connected to the class.http://latinamericanwomeninfilm.blogspot.com

Grading: [THOSE TAKING SPAN 311 WILL DO ALL WORK EN ESPAOL]

Film summary / Resumen de la pelcula 20%Participation / Participacin 25%Homework on readings / tarea 15%

Midterm project 15%Final project / Proyecto final 25%

Film summaries will be due at the beginning of class each week and should be typed[in the appropriate language]. There will be different guidelines for the summarieseach weeka specific word count, a target audience, etc. Failure to pay attention tothe guidelines will result in a failing grade.
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Participation will consist discussion following the films. There will also be short [2-3minute] presentations in class, which will serve to elucidate a point, concept,historical event or person, for the benefit of the class. These will also count asparticipation.

Homework questions or summaries on the readings will prepare you for what youwill view on Monday night. The films assume a back ground knowledge of politicaland cultural events in Latin America that you may not be aware of, and withoutwhich the films may be confusing if not meaningless. It is therefore vital that you dothe readings in order to better understand the films.

The midterm project will be a presentation on a famous Latin American womanfrom the early days through the 19th century. More information to come.

The final project will involve the viewing of a film not covered in class and will bediscussed later in the semester. It will also involve presenting information on a

famous woman from the 20-21stcenturies. More information to come.

Grading scale / Calificaciones:

A 93+ C+ 77-79A- 90-92 C 74-76B+ 87-89 C- 70-73B 84-86 D+ 67-69B- 80-83 D 64-66

Classroom behavior / Comportamiento:

1. Be on time. Arriving late is rude and disrespectful to me and to the rest of theclass.2. CELL PHONES OFF!!! TELL YOUR FRIENDS/FAMILY WHAT YOUR CLASSSCHEDULE IS..

3. Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and will be punished accordinglyF/F for cheating on your transcript/vivisection.4. NO GUM SNAPPING! It really gets on my nerves and it will probably cause me tosubconsciously hate you and lower your grade. Why risk it?5. Please come to class prepared, or stay home. You should have your assignments

completed and ready to hand in. If you miss the previous class, it is yourresponsibility to view the film on your own. Netflix has most of them.6. Falling asleep in class is the same as being absent and will be penalizedaccordingly. You may also be made fun of and possibly decorated.7. Try to eat before coming to class. If you absolutely must eat during the film,please keep in mind that your classmates may not appreciate the sounds or smells ofwhatever you might be consuming.


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Tentative schedule:

THE SUMMARIES OF THE PREVIOUS WEEKS FILM ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING

OF CLASS.THE HOMEWORK QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEKS FILM ARE ALSO DUE AT THE

BEGINNING OF CLASS.I WILL PRESENT BEFORE EACH FILM, AS WILL ONE OR SEVERAL OF YOURCLASSMATES.GROUP DISUCCSION WILL FOLLOW EACH FILM; ONE GROUP IN SPANISH AND THEOTHER IN ENGLISH. AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME WE WILL COME BACKTOGETHER FOR A CLASS DISCUSSION.

9/2 Introduction; clips

9/9 Manuela Saenz

9/16 150 word summary on Manuela Saenz for a general audience; Camila

9/23 100 word summary on Camila for a student group; Cecilia

9/30 50 word summary of Cecilia, exaggerating its qualities; La mujer delpuerto / The Woman from the Port

10/7 100 word summary on La mujer, as sophisticated and pretentious aspossible; Madeinusa

10/14 NO CLASS; send me a 75 word opionionated, ranting summary or

critique of Madeinusa

10/21 Mid-term presentations; Las luchadoras? / Wrestiling Women?

10/28 100 word summary written for children; Frida

11/4 A tweet review ofFrida, 140 characters max.; Evita

11/11 75 word review loving Evita, 75 word review hating Evita; In the Timeof the Butterflies

11/18 A 100 word review In the Time for an apparently irrelevantpublication (Notting Hill example*) Mara llena eres de gracia/ MariaFull of Grace

11/25 Last review: your choice of format. Miss Bala? / Victoria Parra?

12/2 Bordertown? / Maroa?


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12/9 Final presentations

*In Notting Hill, William (Hugh Grant) has snuck into a press conference given byHollywood star Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) by pretending to be a reporter from thejournal Horse and Hound (has to do with fox hunting in England.) William has

obviously not seen her movie....

William: I enjoyed the movie very much. I was just wondering,did you ever consider having more horses in it?

Anna Scott: Well, we would have liked to. But it was difficult,

obviously, being set in space.William: [about Anna's new film project] Any horses in that one?

Or hounds for that matter; our readers are intrigued by both

species.

Anna Scott: [seriously] It takes place on a submarine.

The presentation topics are first come, first served. Claim yours soon!

Midterm presentations:

Xica da SilvaClorinda Matto de TurnerGertrudis Gmez de AvellanedaSanta Rosa de LimaPolicarpa Salvarrieta (La Pola)Jovita IdrSor Ursula SurezFlora TristnOfelia Uribe de AcostaCatalina de ErausoSor Juana Ins de la CruzFrances E. Caldern de la Barca

Final presentations:

Carmen MirandaMara FlixMercedes SosaCristina SaraleguiLas arpillerasDolores HuertaVictoria Ocampo
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Vilma EspnAlade FoppaVioleta ChamorroElena PoniatowskaSonia Braga

Felisa Rinceon de GautierYoani Mara Snchez Cordero

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