Luis Duno-Gottberg

Student instructors gain mastery of their subject of interest by practical application in teaching a course. Students are supervised by the faculty sponsor as approved by the Dean of Undergraduates. Students must have taken COLL 300 in developing the course. Repeatable for Credit.

The blind spot of "the act of seeing" is its social construction, its ideological nature. This seminar unveils the various historical, political, economic, and social “filters” that condition our decoding of visual information. This writing seminar aims at developing skills to de-naturalize the "act of seeing."

This course explores the national cinemas of various regions of Latin America. Special attention is given to the different periods of its development, to the close relationship between political contexts and filmmaking, to the understanding of Latin American cinema from cultural studies views, and to the current shaping of Latin America in light of globalization. Previously offered as SPPO 422. Mutually exclusive. Credit cannot be earned for SPAN 406 if student has previously taken SPPO 422. All courses in the major are conducted in Spanish; however, this course is an exception, as it accommodates film and art students who might not be fluent in the language.