The Spanish Civil War in Words and Images (SPAN 9920)

Romance Languages and Literatures · Boston College

Conducted in Spanish. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.. This course critically examines representations of the Spanish Civil War across various media including propaganda posters, photography, film, television, and literature. Students will analyze texts produced during the Spanish Civil War as well as posterior cultural production, focusing in particular on the intersections between art and ideology, and examining how representations of the civil conflict serve political, religious, or feminist ends. Secondary readings will draw upon a range of theoretical frameworks, i

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