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Latin American History Goes to the Movies: Understanding America's Past through Film in Franklin, TN
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This new edition of
Latin American History Goes to the Movies
uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.
The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including
La Fiesta del Chivo
,
Fresa y Chocolate
Embrace of the Serpent
, and
Roma
appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for today’s readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin American cultures, differentiating between stereotypical depictions and the realities of history.
Concise and accessible,
is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.
Latin American History Goes to the Movies
uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.
The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including
La Fiesta del Chivo
,
Fresa y Chocolate
Embrace of the Serpent
, and
Roma
appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for today’s readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin American cultures, differentiating between stereotypical depictions and the realities of history.
Concise and accessible,
is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.
This new edition of
Latin American History Goes to the Movies
uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.
The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including
La Fiesta del Chivo
,
Fresa y Chocolate
Embrace of the Serpent
, and
Roma
appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for today’s readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin American cultures, differentiating between stereotypical depictions and the realities of history.
Concise and accessible,
is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.
Latin American History Goes to the Movies
uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.
The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including
La Fiesta del Chivo
,
Fresa y Chocolate
Embrace of the Serpent
, and
Roma
appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for today’s readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin American cultures, differentiating between stereotypical depictions and the realities of history.
Concise and accessible,
is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.
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