SPN 418 - Film & Adaptation

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement HU.
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): GP
Prerequisite(s): SNC 304 - Texts & Contexts .
In this course students will explore contemporary Hispanic narrative and visual traditions by analyzing 5 literary works and their cinematic adaptations. These novels represent a range of early twentieth century writing styles through modern narrative formats. Students will also examine contemporary films and documentaries which they will study in their social, political, and cultural context. Issues to be discussed include film adaptation as a cultural construct; narrative voice in literature and film; the transformation of the written word to a visual image; and the relationship between politics, literature, and film. Students will be invited to engage critically with the texts and films explored in this course which serve as windows into the richness and complexity of the Spanish-speaking world enhancing their cultural awareness, empathy, and intercultural communication skills. Taught in Spanish.
Offered every three years