MDST 3205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Juscelino Kubitschek, Cinema Novo, Fernando Birri
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Journals will be collected in the next couple of weeks. The exam on march 14 is open book. You can use your journal and written notes for consultation. The exam will consist of two sections: the multiple choice section will test historiographic and film specific knowledge, the essay section will test theoretical knowledge, in particular theories central to nlac and third cinema. During the late 1950s la film was suffering: Argentina: coup d"etat ousted peron in 1954 dismantled all state protection of cinema. By the end of the sixties things changed. Argentina: fernando birri: documentary school of santa fe. Goals and aspirations of the popular classes. Today, populists are trying to bring more power to the popular classes. Populism is a tool to correct the elitism that democracies tend to propagate. Tempestuous years characterized by the rise of nationalism and militancy. Context: the nationalistic paradigms of getulio vargas and juscelino kubitschek: A huge majority of the population lived under poverty.