SPN 418 - Hispanic Literature & Film

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU.
Prerequisite(s): SPN 304 - Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition .
An analysis of the relationship between literature and film, focusing on texts from Spain and/or Spanish America and their film adaptations. 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. Class is conducted in Spanish.
Offered in alternate years.