Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish- speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Three sections are offered Fall 2020. A1: Beyond Paradise: Contemporary Representations of the Caribbean. Focuses on contemporary films and series from the Hispanic Caribbean -- Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico -- that go beyond its stereotypical, paradise-like depictions, in order to analyze its realities. B1: A Sense of Place. Focuses on films produced in the last ten years. Analyzes characters who cross multiple geographical and cultural spaces and how these travels shape and inform complex articulations of personal and collective identities. C1: Cinematic Representations of Children in the Hispanic World. Improves students' oral and written Spanish proficiency. Analyzes films in which the portrayal of a child as the main character serves as a way to speak about the social and political tensions in Hispanic countries. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.