Jorge Galindo (University of Nevada - Las Vegas)
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Latin American Cinema is characterized by its ideological and racial diversity, as well as by its experimental aesthetics. There is a great tradition of filmmaking in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, but in the last two decades Peru, Colombia, Chile and the Dominican Republic have been trying to create a strong film industry as well. Many Latin American filmmakers experiment with forms and narratives that work against the Hollywood mainstream. They also deal with topics such as wealth distribution, social class conflicts, race, nationalism, post-nationalism, neo-liberalism, social and domestic violence, the Cold War, the war against drugs, gender, feminism, colonialism, immigration to the cities, emigration, and minorities. Latin American Cinema is thus important for Film Studies and Cultural Studies scholars.
This session is open to papers about Latin American films that analyze social or cultural changes or needs, and that explore the aesthetics and/or ideologies of the films examined.
Latin American Cinema is characterized by its ideological and racial diversity, as well as by its experimental aesthetics. Historically, the filmmaking of countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina has a great tradition since the invention of cinema, but in the last two decades other countries in the region, like Peru, Colombia, Chile and the Dominican Republic have been trying to create a strong film industry as well. Many of the filmmakers of Latin America are experimenting with forms and narratives that work against the Hollywood mainstream. They also deal with topics such as wealth distribution, social class conflicts, race, nationalism, post-nationalism, neo-liberalism, social and domestic violence, the Cold War, the war against drugs, gender, feminism, colonialism, immigration to the cities, emigration, and minorities. Because of these important topics and the diversity of opinions about them, Latin American Cinema is not only important for scholars of Film Studies, but also for Cultural Studies.
This session is open to papers about Latin American films that analyze social or cultural changes or needs, and that explore the aesthetics and/or ideologies of the films examined.