INTRODUCTIONS

30 August (Thurs.)

• Discussion of class objectives, format and materials. See Course Information

UNIT 1: THE LATINO IMAGINARY: STOCK IMAGES AND COUNTER IMAGES

Week 1

4 September (Tues.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Demystifying Academic Conversation" (preface to They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, xvi-xxvi) Textbook
• Corrigan, "Writing About the Movies" (ch. 1 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 1-17) Textbook
• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Introduction" (Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 1-10) Textbook
• Clara Rodríguez, "Preface" (Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, v-xiv) Textbook

6 September (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Entering Class Discussions" (ch. 11 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 141-144) Textbook
• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Categorizing the Other: Stereotypes and Stereotyping " (ch. 1 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 13-37) Textbook
• Sarah Bakewell, "Be convivial: live with others" (ch. 9 of How To Live or A Life of Montaigne, Other Press, 2010, 170-181) First Year Common Reading
• Timothy Corrigan, "Film Terms and Topics..." (in ch. 3 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 36-49) Textbook
• Film Analysis: Basic Terms. Online at http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/

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Week 2

11 September (Tues.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Reading for the Conversation" (ch. 12 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 145-155) Textbook
• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Stereotypes in Film" (ch. 2 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 38-65) Textbook
• Sarah Bakewell, "Wake from the sleep of habit" (ch. 10 of How To Live or A Life of Montaigne, Other Press, 2010, 182-194) First Year Common Reading
• Timothy Corrigan, "Mise-en-scène and Realism" (in ch. 3 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 49-57) Textbook
• Film Analysis: Mise-en-scène. Online at http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/

13 September (Thurs.)

• Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (Dirs. Susan Rancho, Nancy de los Santos, Alberto Dominguez, 2002; 88 min.). Film screening: Wed., Sept. 12, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Clara Rodríguez, "Hollywood and the Times" (ch. 1 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008 1-29) Textbook
• Charles Ramírez Berg, "A Crash Course on Hollywood's Latino Imagery" (ch. 3 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 66-86) Textbook
• List of clips and stills from The Bronze Screen

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Week 3

18 September (Tues.)

• The Mark of Zorro (Dir. Fred Niblo, 1920; 107 min.). Online at Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/markofzorro-1920)
• Nadie Lie, "Hispanicity and Resistance in Global Culture: The Stories of Zorro" (in Convergences and Interferences: Newness in Intercultural Practices. Eds. Kathleen Gyssels and Isabel Hoving. Rodopi, 2001, 173-183) Moodle, Lie
• Timothy Corrigan, "Composition and the Image: The Shot" (in ch. 3 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 57-64) Textbook
• Film Analysis: Cinematography. Online at http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/

*****Global Studies World Symposium, 5:00 pm Hogan Ballroom: Hunger stats *****

20 September (Thurs.)

• Salt of the Earth (Dir. Herbert J. Biberman, 1954; 94 min.). Online at Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/salt_of_the_earth)
• Linda Williams, "Type and Stereotype: Chicano Images in Film" (in Latin Looks: Images of Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. Media. Ed. Clara E. Rodríguez. Westview Press, 1997, 214-220) Moodle, Williams
• Timothy Corrigan, "The Edited Image " (in ch. 3 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 2012, 64-71) Textbook
• Film Analysis: Editing. Online at http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/

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Week 4

25 September (Tues.)

• West Side Story (Dirs. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961; 152 min.). Film screening: Monday, Sept. 24, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Frances Negrón-Muntaner, "Feeling Pretty: West Side Story and US Puerto Rican Identity" (ch. 3 of Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture, NYU Press, 58-84) E-Book
• Timothy Corrigan, "Sound" and "Glossary of Film Terms" (in ch 3 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 71-76, 174-177) Textbook
• Film Analysis: Sound. Online at http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/

27 September (Thurs.)

• In-class review of film terms and how to use them effectively (discussion based primarily on readings from http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/ and ch. 3 of Timothy Corrigan, A Short Guide to Writing About Film)

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Week 5

2 October (Tues.)

• Exam on key film terms and their application

4 October (Thurs.)

• Timothy Corrigan, "Beginning to Think, Preparing to Watch..." (ch. 2 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 18-35) Textbook
• Discussion of expectations for screening reports on The Mark of Zorro, Salt of the Earth or West Side Story. For a model, see Sample Screening Reports put together by Karen Casto of Western Washington University

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Fall Break

UNIT 2: HOLLYWOOD AND ITS OTHERS

Week 6

16 October (Tues.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Entering the Conversation" (introduction to They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 1-15) Textbook
• Oral versions of screening reports to be discussed in class (written versions due on Moodle by midnight)

18 October (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Starting with What Others Are Saying" (ch. 1 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 19-29) Textbook
• Clara Rodríguez, "The Silent and Early Talkies Era" (ch. 2 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, 31-73) Textbook
• Flying Down to Río (Dir. Thornton Freeland, 1933; 89 min.). Film screening: Wed., Oct. 17, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Norman S. Holland, "Feigning Marriage/Befriending Nations: The Case of Flying Down to Rio" (in Moving pictures, Migrating Identities. Ed. Eva Rueschmann. University Press of Mississippi, 2003, 195-210) Moodle, Holland

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Week 7

23 October (Tues.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "The Art of Summarizing" (ch. 2 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 30-41) Textbook
• Clara Rodríguez, "The 'Good Neighbor' Era" (ch. 3 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, 75-99) Textbook
• It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (Dir. by Richard Wilson, Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, 1993; 87 min.) Documentary based on footage shot by Welles in Brazil and Mexico in 1941-1942. Film screening: Monday, Oct. 22, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Catherine L. Benamou, "Locating Orson Welles's It's All True" (introduction to It's All True: Welles's Pan-American Odyssey, University of California Press, 2007, pp. 1-21) ACLS Humanities E-Book. Presenters: Monica Polanco & Emily Campbell

25 October (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Three Ways to Respond" (ch. 4 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 55-67) Textbook
• Ana M. López, "Are All Latins from Manhattan?" (in Mediating Two Worlds: Cinematic Encounters in the Americas. Eds. John King and Ana M. López. BFI, 1993, 67-80) Moodle, Lopez. Presenters: Tess St. James & Pat Maloney
• Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business (Dir. Helena Solberg, 1995; 90 min.) and Weekend in Havana (Dir. Walter Lang, 1941; 81 min.) Film screenings: Wed., Oct. 24, 6:00-7:30 PM (Carmen) and 8:00-9:30 PM (Weekend), Stein 314

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Week 8

30 October (Tues.)

• CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY

1 November (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say" (ch. 5 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 68-77) Textbook
• Clara Rodríguez, "The Cold War Era" (ch. 4 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, 101-145) Textbook
• Charles Ramírez Berg, "The Margin as Center: The Multicultural Dynamics of John Ford's Westerns" (ch. 6 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 128-152) Textbook. Presenters: Chris Bundock & Dylan Reilly
• Cheyenne Autumn (Dir. John Ford, 1964, 158 min.) Film screening: Tuesday, Oct. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 31, 7:00 PM, Stein 314

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Week 9

6 November (Tues.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Saying Why It Matters" (ch. 7 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 92-101) Textbook
• Clara Rodríguez, "The Era of Contestation " (ch. 5 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, 147-185) Textbook
• The Magnificent Seven (Dir. John Sturges, 1960; 128 min.) Film screening: Monday, Nov. 5, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Edward Buscombe, "The Magnificent Seven" (in Mediating Two Worlds: Cinematic Encounters in the Americas. Eds. John King and Ana M. López. BFI, 1993, 17-24) Moodle, Buscombe. Presenters: Nick Russo & Bobby Santariello

8 November (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "Planting a Naysayer in Your Text" (ch. 6 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 78-91) Textbook
• Zoot Suit (Dir. Luis Valdez, 1981; 103 min.) Film screening: Wed., Nov. 7, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Rosa Linda Fregoso, "The Bronze Screen: Looking at Us Looking" and "Intertextuality and Cultural Identity in Zoot Suit (1981) and La Bamba (1987)" (introduction and ch. 2 of The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture, Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1993, xiii-xxiii, 21-48) E-Book. Presenters: Matt Bhaya & Patrick O'Konis
• Additional readings (optional): Zoot Suit Riots (PBS: The American Experience): Timeline; Zoot Suit Culture; The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943; The Sleepy Lagoon Murder (specific figures profiled include: Enrique "Henry" Reyes Leyvas; Lorena Encinas; Alice McGrath; George Shibley; Judge Charles Williams Fricke; Clem Peoples and the LAPD); Michelle L. Wellington, "El Gran Pachuco: Valdez" (in Aztlán, Chicano Culture and Folklore: An Anthology. Eds. José Villarino and Arturo Ramírez. McGraw-Hill, 1997, 187-194) Moodle, Wellington

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Week 10

13 November (Tues.)

• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Ethnic Ingenuity and the Mainstream Cinema" and "The Mariachi Aesthetic Goes to Hollywood" (chs. 9 and 10 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 219-261) Textbook. Presenters: Alex Pinaud & Monica Polanco
• El Mariachi (Dir. Richard Rodriguez, 1993, 80 min.). Film screening: Monday, Nov. 12, 7:00 PM, Stein 314

UNIT 3: LATINOS AND IMMIGRATION

15 November (Thurs.)

• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Bordertown, the Assimilation Narrative and the Chicano Social Problem Film"(ch. 5 of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 111-127) Textbook. Presenters: Adrianna Tomasello & Caroline Tozer
• Bordertown (Dir. Paul Muni, 1935; 90 min.). Film screening: Wed., Nov. 14, 7:00 PM, Stein 314

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Week 11

20 November (Tues.)

• Discussion of expectations for reviews of some combination of the following: Flying Down to Rio, It's All True, Week-end in Havana, Cheyenne Autumn, The Magnificent Seven, Zoot Suit or El Mariachi
• For tips on writing a film review, see http://www.afi.com/afifest/2003/pdfs/criticalfilmreviewguide.pdf
• Written versions of film reviews due on Moodle by midnight on Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Break

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Week 12

27 November (Tues.)

• Charles Ramírez Berg, "Chicano and Latino Filmmakers Behind the Camera" & "El Genio del Género" (in Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 185-195) Textbook
• El Norte (Dir. Gregory Nava, 1983; 139 min.). Film screening: Monday, Nov. 26, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Rosa Linda Fregoso, "Nepantla in Gendered Subjectivity" (ch. 5 of The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture, Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1993, 93-96, 106-110) E-Book. Presenters: Hayley Schneider & Theresa Reyes
• Additional readings (optional): Dennis West, "Filming the Chicano Family Saga: Interview with Director Gregory Nava" (Cineaste, 1995 Fall, 21, 4: 26-28) Online at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/NavaInterview.html; Jaume Martí-Olivella, "When the Latino Family Goes Hollywood" (Sincronía, Spring/Primavera, 1997, 1-4, 11-26) Online at http://fuentes.csh.udg.mx/CUCSH/Sincronia/olivella.htm; Hugo Santander, "Immigration and Colonization: Reflexiones sobre 'El Norte'" (Espéculo, 2002, 22) Online at http://www.ucm.es/info/especulo/numero22/north.html; Stephen Hart, "El Norte" (in A Companion to Latin American Film, Tamesis, 2004) Moodle, Hart

29 November (Thurs)

• Clara Rodríguez, "The Postmodern Era" (ch. 6 of Heroes, Lovers, and Others, Oxford UP, 2008, 187-245) Textbook
• Born in East L.A. (Dir. Cheech Marin, 1987; 85 min.). Film screening: Wed., Nov. 28, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• Rosa Linda Fregoso, "Humor as Subversive De-construction: Born in East L.A. (1987)" (ch. 3 of The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture, Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1993, 49-64) E-Book. Presenters: Peter Healy & Caroline Tozer
• Additional readings (optional): Christine List, "Self-Directed Stereotyping in the Films of Cheech Marin" (in Chicanos and Film: Essays on Chicano Representation and Resistance, Ed. Chon A. Noriega, Garland, 1992, 183-194) Moodle, List; Astrid Fellner and Klaus Heissenberger, "'I Was Born in East L.A.': Humour and the Displacement of Nationality and Ethnicity" (in Cheeky Fictions, 2005, 161-175) Moodle, Fellner; Chon A. Noriega,"Waas Sappening?' Narrative Structure and Iconography in Born in East L.A." (Studies in Latin American Popular Culture, 1995, 14: 107-28) E-Journal

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Week 13

4 December (Tues.)

• Charles Ramírez Berg, "The End of Stereotypes?" (concl. of Latino Images in Film, Texas UP, 2002, 262-271) Textbook
• A Day Without a Mexican (Dir. Sergio Arau, 2004; 104 min.). Film screening: Monday, Dec. 3, 7:00 PM, Stein 314
• John L. Marambio, "Clash in Paradise: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of 'A Day Without a Mexican'" (Journal of American Culture, 2006, 29, 4: 475-492) E-Journal; John-Michael Rivera, "How Do You Make the Invisible, Visible?: Locating Stories of Mexican Peoplehood" (in The Emergence of Mexican America: Recovering Stories of Mexican Peoplehood in US Culture. John-Michael Rivera. NYU Press, 2006, 1-20) Moodle, Rivera. Presenters: Mallaigh Nolan & Mónica Polanco

6 December (Thurs.)

• Gerald Graff et. al., "The Art of Quoting", "Academic Writing Doesn't Always Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice" and "The Art of Metacommentary" (chs. 3, 9 and 10 of They Say, I Say, Norton, 2010, 121-138) Textbook
• Timothy Corrigan, "Six Approaches to Writing about Film," "Style and Structure in Writing," "Researching the Movies," and "Documenting Sources" (chs. 4-7 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Pearson, 2012, 83-154) Textbook

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Study Period (8-10 December):

• INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY SESSIONS
• Individual meetings with professor to discuss final essays

Final Essays: Due by midnight on Dec. 13 via Moodle