College Seminar (101-7-1)

Topic

Latina Narratives: Film, Photography, and Short St

Instructors

Elvia Mendoza
Crowe Hall, Room 1144

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-331: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

How have Latina filmmakers, photographers, and creative writers used these mediums to represent the complexity of the lives of Latinas and other women of color? What do they contest and re/claim in the telling of these experiences? In this course, we will take a diasporic and transnational approach as we explore a collection of films, photographs, and short stories written and created by Latinas in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, and in relationship with other women of color. We will engage with these visual and written texts to examine how these creative mediums expand our understanding and analysis on themes such as sexuality, gender, race, patriarchy, the body, liberation, representation, belonging, and displacement. As participants in this class, students will complete visual and written assignments as a means of putting theory into practice.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives:
• Students learn about the work of a wide cross-section of Latina artists and cultural producers.
• Students learn and apply theoretical frameworks for understanding the working conditions and cultural reception of Latina artistic work.
• Students will practice skills of putting theory into practice by completing written and visual assignments.

Class Materials (Required)

*Readings provided on Canvas and library book reserves

Class Attributes

WCAS College Seminar