Course Title:
Cuban History through Film-International Study
Course Description:
Offers an overview of Cuban history using Cuban films. Covers the colonial period through times of slavery and the nineteenth-century struggles for independence. Proceeds to the twentieth century, first the republican period (1902–1959), then the revolutionary period (1959 to the present). Touches on topics such as colonialism, slavery, race, women in Cuban history, the anti-Batista struggles of the fifties, underdevelopment, exile, homosexuality, Cuba in the “Special Period” (1991–2005), problems of personal freedom, and identity in revolutionary societies. Also includes visits to historical museums, buildings, monuments, and parts of Havana that reveal the country’s history.
Fall Offering:
Lab/Coreq 1:
Spring Offering:
Every
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
LNS U508
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
HST U508
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Advanced Spanish language fluency, junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
Additional Information:
Approved course: NU Core-Comparative Study of Cultures
