Latin America: A Filmic Approach. Latin American Studies Program, Film Series No. 1.

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Leon G.; und weitere
Institution	California Univ., Riverside. Latin American Studies Program.
Titel	Latin America: A Filmic Approach. Latin American Studies Program, Film Series No. 1.
Quelle	(1975), (37 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Bibliografie; Abstracts; Audiovisual Communications; Course Descriptions; Course Evaluation; Culture Conflict; Developing Nations; Documentaries; Film Criticism; Film Study; Higher Education; History Instruction; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interpretive Skills; Latin American Culture; Latin American History; Popular Culture; Poverty; Poverty Areas; Rural Areas; Slums; Student Reaction; Thematic Approach; Visual Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Abstract; Kursstrukturplan; Kulturkonflikt; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Documentary film; Documentary films; Dokumentarfilm; Filmkurs; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Interpretationsmethode; Popkultur; Armut; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Slum; Schülerkritik; Themenzentrierter Unterricht; Literacy; Visualization; Visualisation; Schreib- und Lesekompetenz; Visualisierung
Abstract	This document describes a university course designed to provide an historical understanding of Latin America through feature films. The booklet contains an introductory essay on the teaching of a film course on Latin America, a general discussion of strengths and weaknesses of student analyses of films, and nine analyses written by students during the course. The course structure included introductory sessions focusing on characteristic elements of film interpretation. After viewing one film each week, students wrote six-page analytic essays and met for discussions with experts in the field. Some films used in the course were "The Hour of the Furnace" (1968), an Argentine documentary; Bunuel's "Los Olvidados" ("The Young and the Damned," 1951) depicting life in a Mexico City slum; and Dos Santos'"Vidas Secas" ("Barren Lives," 1963), illustrating rural poverty. Films from Peru and Brazil were also included. Weaknesses in student film analyses included simplistic interpretations, summary rather than analysis, and under- or over-emphasis on cinematic techniques. The authors suggest methods for course improvement and conclude that students who took the course not only learned about Latin America but also increased their film literacy skills. (KC)
Anmerkungen	Latin American Studies Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 ($2.00, paperbound)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01