UCLA History 170A EVITA FROM ELITELORE TO FOLKLORE AND OTHER ESSAYS Edited by Professor Olga M. Lazin UCLA Extension Summer Quarter 2002Professor Olga M. Lazin Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., June 25-Aug. 27 UCLA Extension Summer 2002 2 Saturday field trips: July 13 and Aug. 10 E-mail: olazin@ucla.edu Latin American Cultural History History XL 170A VISIONS OF RECENT LATIN AMERICA SEEN IN FILM AND ART This course examines the ways in which visual images are used to portray Latin Ameri- can history and culture since the 1940s. We examine how filmmakers and artists use their accumulated perceptions, knowledge, and self-justifications to affect viewers everywhere in general and Latin America in particular. Students enjoy extensive discussion with the course Guest Speakers, who discuss their intentions in making feature films, documentaries, and in developing art collections. Early focus in the course is on four competing versions of Eva Peron and her impact on history in the 1940s as it differs today in light of films made by world filmmakers as well as by Argentine nationalists in “Evita: The True Story.” Students develop their own assessment in an interpretive paper analyzing the aspects presented in the course. Students also maintain a “Journal” reflecting on the lectures and discussions as the course develops, including questions that arise to be answered in the course or during years to come. Guest Speakers: Gregorio Luke, Director, Museum of Latin American Art Jorge Preloran, Producer/Director Garrick J. Wilkie, Producer/Director Director, UCLA Film Program on Mexico DATE. Alejandro Pelayo, Producer/Director Mexico’s Cultural Attaché Mabel Preloran, Producer/Director James W. Wilkie, Associate Director, UCLA Latin American Center Read in Advance