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Latin American History Goes to the Movies: Understanding Latin America's Past through Film / Edition 1
Latin American History Goes to the Movies: Understanding Latin America's Past through Film / Edition 1
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This new edition of
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
,
, and
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,
is a unique resource for students and instructors in Latin American history and film studies to analyse developments in Latin America throughout previous centuries.