CHLS3223: Latin Lovers, Vatos Locos and Spicy Latinas: Chicano Film Representation
3 CreditsArts/HumanitiesRace, Power, and Justice in the United States
This course explores Chicana/o/e representation in film by treating films as cultural artifacts that communicate changing ideas about Latinidad. Students study the depictions of the Chicana, Chicano, and Chicane communities as well as these connections to U.S. Latina/o experiences, histories, and cultures in commercial and independent film. The course teaches students to analyze films as texts that construct and challenge popular tropes associated with Latinidad and wider notions about race, class, ethnicity, gender, and national origin. The course explores how putting Latinos behind the camera as creators impacts Chicana/o/e and Latina/o/e representation.
Gopher Grades is maintained by Social Coding with data from Summer 2017 to Summer 2026 provided by the University in response to a public records request