SPAN 4580

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SPAN 4580
Melodrama and Cinema

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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.


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

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9592 SPAN 4580   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Keller, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, SPAN 2170, SPAN 2180, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q++, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish.