3 NEW AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES COURSES COMING IN April!
3 New American Cultural Studies Coming in April!
Explore a vibrant era of creativity and change in Hollywood, when the film industry turned dreams and ideals into unforgettable stories. This course examines how cinema reflected social movements, youth culture, and evolving ideas about gender roles and diversity in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.
Discover how “Old Hollywood” became “New Hollywood” and how these films captured the hopes, aspirations, and unique perspectives of their time. A fascinating experience for anyone interested in film and American culture.
Professor: Michael Engle
The Space Between Us
What does art do to the distance between people?
This course traces a line from Helen Levitt’s lyrical photographs of New York street life in the 1940s to the tender, participatory works of Felix Gonzalez-Torres and beyond — pausing along the way to look carefully at works that changed what art could be and do. Moving through photography, minimalism, conceptual art, identity-based practice, and activist art, each session builds a picture of post-war American art as something restless, contested, and very much alive — told through the full range of voices that shaped it.
No prior knowledge of art necessary — only a readiness to observe, reflect, and discuss the artworks in English.
Two visits anchor the course in direct experience: a trip to the Mapfre Foundation to spend time with Levitt’s New York streets, and a visit to the Reina Sofía Museum for Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Sweet Revenge — the exhibition that bookends our journey and brings its central question into sharp, moving focus.
By the end, the most compelling question turns out to be not a formal one but a human one: who are we to each other, and what can a work of art do about it?
Professor: Kae Newcomb
Secretaría del Departamento de Inglés
Email: engdept@iie.es o llamando al 91 319 81 84/82 75, de 9:00 a 18:00
