Hispanic Film Today (SPAN30017)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Since the early 1990s, the major national cinemas in the Spanish-speaking world (Spain, Mexico and Argentina) have undergone a deep renewal of both their industrial structures and their thematic/aesthetic traditions. The regained popularity of these cinemas in their own domestic markets and worldwide has also had a knock-on effect in their areas of influence – e.g. US films shot in Spanish, Spain’s Catalan-language cinema, national cinemas of smaller Latin American countries. This course explores current trends in Spanish-language film from a range of countries, including the three major national cinemas as well as a cross-section of minor and emergent cinemas. The course is taught in Spanish; all films will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

  • understand and use at an academic level strategies in the use of linguo-cultural genres at an advanced level with a focus on self-reflecting on researching film narratives;
  • be able to interpret the intellectual, cultural and historical context of contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema by acquiring learning strategies to self-reflecting on researching national and trans-national contexts;
  • understand and self-reflect on the role of cinema in shaping Hispanic Studies as a global discipline;
  • understand and self-reflect on the academic practice of the main theories and approaches to the cinemas of Spain and Spanish-speaking nations;
  • understand and self-reflect on the social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness of the major Spanish-language film industries (Spain, Mexico, Argentina);
  • be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly, bilingually and economically through self-reflective research in academic essays on Spanish-language cinemas;
  • understand and self-reflect on the linguo-cultural acquisition and contextualisation of judgements and knowledge process, developing a critical self-awareness and being open to new ideas and new aspects of contemporary Hispanic cinemas both in English and Spanish showing autonomous, self-directed and academic-level skills;
  • have developed public speaking and confidence in self-expression, research and conversations where cultural differences within the Spanish-speaking world are addressed in relation to film cultures.

Generic skills

At the completion of this subject, students should:

  • have developed an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/ openness to the word: through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of Spanish culture, and by formulating arguments;
  • be able to communicate intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussions and class presentations;
  • have developed public speaking and confidence in self-expression: through tutorial participation and class presentations.

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
SPAN10004 Spanish 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN10008 Spanish 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN20003 Spanish 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN20019 Spanish 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN30015 Spanish 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN20027 Intensive Spanish 3 & 4
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25

OR

Equivalent

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

2 written assignments due in weeks 5 and 10

  • 1000 words (each)
From Week 5 to Week 1050%

An essay

  • 2000 words
Week 1250%
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass this subject.During the teaching periodN/A

Additional details

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

 

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorAlfredo Martinez-Exposito
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours: 1 x 1-hour lecture and 1 x 2-hour tutorial per week. There is an optional 2 hour screening each week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2023
    Census date31 March 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023
    Assessment period ends23 June 2023

    Semester 1 contact information

    alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au

     

Time commitment details

170 hours

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Further information

Last updated: 14 March 2025