Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
FWIS 194 - LATIN AMERICAN DICTATORSHIPS
Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN DICTATORSHIPS THROUGH FILM
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course examines ways films have grappled with histories of dictatorship in Latin America, in the 20th century. We will use films alongside other historical and literary sources, to learn about various dictatorial regimes and explore broader questions about state violence, democracy, revolution, imperialism, justice, and memory.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/