Session Information
Description: In the light of film’s increasing centrality to the pedagogical and scholarly work of language departments in general and departments of Spanish and Portuguese in particular, panelists trace the contours of this vibrant discipline. Participants address the state of the field, assessing recent disciplinary and departmental shifts, structural challenges, pedagogical and theoretical approaches, and future directions.
Speakers
Ana Corbalán, U of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
María García Puente, California State U, San Bernardino
Erin K. Hogan, U of Maryland Baltimore County
Jorge Marí, North Carolina State U
Leigh Mercer, U of Washington, Seattle
Jorge P. Pérez, U of Texas, Austin
Jacqueline Sheean, U of Southern California
Presider
Sarah Thomas, Brown U