FLM 326 - Films of Brazil:Cinema & Social Change

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

This course looks critically at Brazilian cinema in both historical and contemporary contexts. We will study selected films by both major and emergent Brazilian filmmakers and also the social, political, and economic forces shaping film production in Brazil. The course emphasizes both change and continuity in the cultural formation of Brazilian film with special attention to an enduring concern in such films with social inequality and power relations in Brazil. Critical, historical, and theoretical readings will inform class discussion about the relationship between film and social change in Brazil, focusing on issues of colonialism, liberation, race, gender, class, national identity, and globalization. Attendance at weekly screenings is required.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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