HONR 265 - Salvador Dalí and Luis Bu?uel:Artistic and cinematic visions of Spanish Avant-garde

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Randolph-Macon College

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Description:

In this course we will analyze the most outstanding works and films by the international Catalan painter and writer Salvador Dalí and filmaker Luis Bu?uel. In order to carry out such task, we will use certain theoretical readings on Avantgarde artistic trends of the 1920s and 1930s. To this end, we will read the aesthetic essay La deshumanización del arte (The dehumanization of the Arts) by essayist and thinker Ortega y Gasset, and the classic theoretical text by Matei Calinescu, Five Faces of Modernity. We will also explore the psychoanalytical implications and interpretations of those works that were the result of the collaboration between Dalí and Bu?uel in their early stages of their careers, and those that once both artists split, still establish an aesthetic as well as personal dialog between them. Another significant point to look at is the fascination and influence of García Lorca over the two artists. Along with the former readings, we will consider texts related to Surrealism and Freudian psychology, very popular among Avant-garde artists. Partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement in arts and literature (arts or literature). Four hours. Ms. Bordera-Amérigo.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmc.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 752-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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