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SPAN246
Dictatorship to Democracy: Spanish Culture through Film and Theater from the Civil War to the Present
SPAN246 SP
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 12 0 12
Next Offered in 9899 SP
Theater and film are among the most visible forms of art
and are therefore the ones most directly affected by
censorship. They will be studied for the way they reflect
and are affected by social and political change throughout
the period of the Franco dictatorship. The study begins
with Franco's military victory in 1939 and ends with the
Socialist party's election victory in 1981. Attention will
be focused on the similarities and differences between
theater and film as communicative media and on the formal
composition of the various dramatic sub-genres that appear
on Spanish stage during this period (e.g., comedy vs.
tragedy, historical drama, theater of the absurd, the
farce).
MAJOR READINGS
Fernardo Fernan Gomez, LAS BICICLETAS SON
PARA EL VERANO
Max Aub, MORIR POR CERRAR LOS OJOS
Alfonso Sastre, ESCUADRA HACIA LA MUERTE
Antonio Buero Vallejo, HISTORIA DE UNA ESCALERA; EL
CONCIERTO DE SAN OVIDIO
Miguel Mihura, TRES SOMBREROS DE COPA
Carlos Muniz, EL TINTERO
Lauro Olmo, LA CAMISA
Jose Martin Recuerda, LAS SALVAJES EN PUENTE SAN GIL
Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez, HISTORIA DE UNOS CUANTOS
Alonso de Santos, BAJARSE AL MORO
Films by Luis Bunuel, Carlos Saura, Luis Garcia Berlanga,
Juan Antonio Bardem, Victor Erice, and Mario Camus.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Written: three short papers
and one term project. Oral: 3-4 oral reports (depending
on the size of the class). All readings, discussions and
assignments are conducted exclusively IN SPANISH.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
is intended for
students who have completed SPAN223. Students who have not
done so should consult with the professor before
preregistering.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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