| Course Title: Advanced Seminar: 'Natural's Not in It: Pedro Almodóvar' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course studies the films of Pedro Almodóvar, European cinema's favorite bad boy turned acclaimed auteur. On the one hand, students learn to situate films within the context of contemporary Spanish history (the transition to democracy, the advent of globalization, etc.) in order to consider the local contours of postmodern aesthetics. On the other hand, the films provide a springboard to reflect on larger theoretical and ethical debates related to gender, sexuality, consumer culture, authenticity, and authorship. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Justin Crumbaugh | 413-538-2445 | jcrumbau@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 01:30PM - 02:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Two courses in Spanish at the 200-level above SPAN-212. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Taught in Spanish. |
| Course Tags | ||
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| SPAN-340PA-01 Pedro Almodóvar |
| CST-349PA-01 Pedro Almodóvar |
| GNDST-333PA-01 Pedro Almodóvar |
| FLMST-380PA-01 Pedro Almodóvar |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 11 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar Author: Smith, Paul Julian Copyright: 2014 Edition: 3rd Volume: ISBN: 9781781681770 Publisher: Verso |
Required | 15.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |