Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe

This course explores patterns of representation of the immigrant subject in recent films made in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America. It focuses on the role of cinema as a cultural and ideological apparatus representing the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and class. It includes topics such as: social policies towards immigrants and refugees, criminalization of immigration, integration versus assimilation, the correlation between xenophobia/racism and political or economic nationalism. This course is cross-listed as LACS 4100 and LTT 4100. Students will receive credit for one of these courses. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F-replacement policy.