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SPAN246
Dictatorship to Democracy: Spanish Post-War Culture through Film and Theater
SPAN246 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 16 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; M...... 7:30PM-9:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
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
SPAN246 is intended
for students who have completed SPAN223. Students who have
not done so should consult with the professor before
preregistering.
Please note that students enrolled in SPAN246 will be
REQUIRED to attend SCREENINGS of Spanish movies, scheduled
for MONDAY EVENING, at 7:30 p.m.
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
- Section 01
- Gonzalez, B
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; M...... 7:30PM- 9:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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