VISUALIZING GLOBAL POLITICS

Estudios Globales / Global Studies

Curso 2026/2027

1. Subject Information

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Code: 140558
Plan: 405
ECTS: 6.00

Type: Opcional
Year: 4
Duration: Second semester

Language: ENGLISH

Area: CIENCIA POLÍTICA Y DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN

Departament: Derecho Público General

Virtual platform: Campus Virtual de la Universidad de Salamanca

Professor Information

Coordinador/Coordinadora: Iván Llamazares Valduvieco
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: 156

Office hours: Appointment by email

Web address: -

E-mail: illamaz@usal.es
Phone: Extensión 1675

Profesor/Profesora: Fátima María García Díez
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: 211

Office hours: By email

Web address: http://campus.usal.es/~acpa/

E-mail: fatima@usal.es
Phone: 923294500 Ext. 1608 / 600583205 /Ext. 1675

Profesor/Profesora: María Elena Martínez Barahona
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: 163B

Office hours: Appointment by email

Web address: http://campus.usal.es/~acpa/

E-mail: embarahona@usal.es
Phone: 663088957 Ext.6960

Profesor/Profesora: Carolina Plaza Colodro
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: Oficina 1. Área de Ciencia Política. Planta Jardín

Office hours: Appointment by email

Web address: https://acpa-usal.com/member/dra-carolina-plaza-colodro/

E-mail: cplazaco@usal.es
Phone: Ext. 3510

Profesor/Profesora: Isabel Gómez Falagán
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: Planta Jardín

Office hours: Appointment by email

Web address: -

E-mail: isabelgomez98@usal.es
Phone: 923 29 44 00

Profesor/Profesora: Eduardo Barreto Martín
Group/s: sin nombre

Centre: Fac. Derecho

Office: Planta Jardín

Office hours: Appointment by email

Web address: -

E-mail: eduardobarretomartin@usal.es
Phone: -

2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan

3. Prerequisites

Basic Political Science concepts.

4. Learning objectives

This course explores how the main themes of global politics are represented and constructed through visual media, with a particular focus on film as a tool for critical political analysis. Students will develop analytical tools to "read" cinema as a political text, examining how films reflect, challenge, and shape political ideologies and collective memory.

5. Contents

Theory.

UNIT 1 — “The past is not dead, it is not even past”. Political violence, authoritarianism, and collective memories.

UNIT 2 — Images of Empire: From Imperialism to Decolonization

UNIT 2 — Raw cut: Present violence, drugs & crimes

UNIT 4 — Voice and noise. Elections, propaganda, and the struggle for democracy

UNIT 5 — From unions to algorithms. Challenges to collective action in the age of globalization.

UNIT 6 --- Cleavages: the influence of territory and class on social fracture

6. Competences acquired

Basic / General.

CB3, CB5, CG1, CG4

Specific.

CE4, CE13

7. Teaching methods

This course employs a variety of teaching methods designed to foster critical thinking and visual literacy. In addition to seminar discussions, Visualizing Politics makes extensive use of film screenings as a core pedagogical tool. Feature films, documentaries, and short films are used throughout the course to illustrate and critically examine how global politics are represented and constructed through visual media

⚠️ Warning: Some images in this course may be sensitive or disturbing to some viewers

8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods

9. Resources

Reference books.

Alcántara Sáez, M. (2018). La política es de cine. Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.

Alcántara, M., & Mariani, S. (Eds.). (2016). La política va al cine. Tecnos.

Caparrós Lera, J. M. (2017). 100 películas sobre historia contemporánea. Alianza Editorial.

Christensen, T., &; Haas, P. J. (2005). Projecting politics: Political messages in American films. Routledge.

Cousins, M. (2011). The story of film. Pavilion Books.

Gubern, R. (2016). Historia del cine. Anagrama.

Kilbourn, R. J. A. (2010). Cinema, memory, modernity: The representation of memory from the art film to transnational cinema. Routledge.

Lumet, S. (1995). Making movies. Knopf.

Smith, I. H. (2019). Cult filmmakers: 50 movie icons to discover. Laurence King Publishing.

Thomson, D. (2015). How to watch a movie. Alfred A. Knopf.

Other bibliographic references, electronic or other types of resources.

Reading material (available in Studium.)

10. Assessment

Assessment criteria.

General considerations

The course will be assessed on a weekly basis through written assignments. Each assignment corresponds to the screening of a film scheduled for that week. Students are required to complete a minimum of 80% of the film screenings to fulfill the course requirements.

Assessment criteria

All late assignments will not be evaluated

Assessment recommendations.

Practical exercises and quizzes (100% of the final grade): will evaluate your analytical and practical skills along the course.

Guidelines in the case of failing the subject

Final exam covering the course content (100% of the final grade)

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