Latin American History Goes to the Movies
Understanding Latin America's Past through Film
- 262 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Latin American History Goes to the Movies
Understanding Latin America's Past through Film
About this book
This new edition of Latin American History Goes to the Movies uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.
The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including La Fiesta del Chivo, Fresa y Chocolate, Embrace of the Serpent, and Roma appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for today's readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin American cultures, differentiating between stereotypical depictions and the realities of history.
Concise and accessible, Latin American History Goes to the Movies is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Frontispiece
- 1 Stereotypes of Latin America
- 2 Pre-Columbian Cultures
- 3 The Great Encounter: The Enigma of Christopher Columbus
- 4 The Conquest of Latin America
- 5 Imperialism and Colonialism
- 6 The African Atlantic Slave Trade in Latin America
- 7 Revolutionary Latin America
- 8 Religion in Latin America
- 9 Women in Latin America
- 10 Political Instability and Relations with the United States
- 11 Poverty, Terrorism, and Violence in Latin America
- 12 Dictatorships in Latin America
- 13 LGBTQIA+ Issues in Latin America
- 14 Environmental Issues in Latin America
- 15 Indigenous Peoples in Modern Latin America
- 16 Latino Culture in the United States
- Selected List of Films for Further Viewing
- Index