Course Catalogue

Introduction to Latin American Cinema FTV4123

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course examines key moments and themes of Latin American Cinema. It explores questions of national and transnational cinema, assessing the tensions between local specificity and global visibility. It analyses how this tension brings to the surface issues of indigenous erasure and representation, as well as themes of colonisation, diaspora, migration and displacement.

Timetable

10 x 1hr lecture

10 x 1hr seminar

Requirements of Entry

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Film and Television Studies or Creative Arts and Industries, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The standard assessments for this course are:

• Essay (1500 words) - 40%

• Essay (2500 words) - 60%

 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

• There are no alternatives to the essays, but flexible deadlines can be offered as a reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course aims to:

• Familiarise students with key moments in the historical and cultural development of Latin American cinema.

• Examine Latin American cinema in a national and transnational context.

• Understand the historical, socio-cultural and political contexts that have influenced Latin American filmmaking.

• Critically explore the representation of social identities and power structures in Latin American cinema.

• Develop the students' academic skills to articulate informed critical arguments through close film analysis and scholarly research.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Identify key moments in the historical and cultural development of Latin American cinema.

• Critically evaluate Latin American films within both national and transnational contexts.

• Evaluate the historical, socio-cultural, and political factors that have influenced Latin American filmmaking.

• Critically assess the representation of social identities and power structures in Latin American cinema.

• Present critically informed arguments through close film analysis and scholarly research.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions