SPAN 4580

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SPAN 4580
Melodrama and Cinema

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course takes the genre of melodrama as a point of departure for exploring its influence on modern and contemporary Spanish cinema. How have classical forms of melodrama, from Greek tragedy to French revolutionary theater to Hollywood, been incorporated into but also contested and revised within Spanish cinematic production? What tropes have been carried over from other cultural contexts? Which ones have been "lost in translation" and why? What are the unique aesthetic qualities of Spanish melodrama? How do melodramatic forms relate to subversion, critique and queerness? These are some of the questions we'll take up in our weekly discussions.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: SPAN 2180 or permission of instructor.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, LA-AS)
Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17689 SPAN 4580   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, SPAN 2170, SPAN 2180, or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish.