SPAN 333 - Mujer Disidente: Cine/Ficción

Unit(s): 4

Prerequisites: SPAN 206 or instructor approval. In this class, after studying theories of adaptation from literature to film (Linda Hutcheon), we will analyze the representation of woman enjoyment in both, films adapted from literary works and the literary works themselves. We will assess how feminine enjoyment poses a challenge to the patriarchal mores that underpin Latin American societies. We will also discuss the manner such enjoyment is represented by both men and women writers and filmmakers. We will refer to psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework and will include texts by theoreticians from Latin America, such as Iris Zavala, Marta Traba and Sylvia Molloy, as well as others like Sigmund Freud, Slavoj Zizek, and Luce Irigaray. Prerequisite: SPAN 206 or instructor’s permission.

Prerequisite: SPAN 206
College of Arts and Sciences