Mexico
Academic Content
IFDS lectures are given at a mix of academic environments and field locations. Please note the following lecture listings are tentative and subject to change:
- Recent Trends in Mexican Art: Who’s Who on the Contemporary Art Scene
- Mexican art from the 90’s on: Orozco and Others
- Toward a More Global, Critical Literature: Recent Literary Work in Mexico
- Mexican Jewish Literature of the Late 20th and early 21st Century
- Popular Mexican Music as a Forum for Social Commentary
- Nuevo Cine Mexicano: cinema from the 1990s to the present
- The Corto-Metraje (Short Film) Genre in Mexico
- Mexico City in the Movies: the Megalopolis in Recent Film
- Photography and Video-Based Installations in Contemporary Mexican Art
Co-curricular Site Visits & Field Trips
- City tour and Trip Down into the Mines
- Museum Visits to Diego Rivera, Olga Costa, Museo del Pueblo
- Gallery Reception or Visit to Artist’s Studio
- Film Viewing with Facilitated Discussion
- Day Trip to San Miguel de Allende
- Noche Mexicana Party with Participants and Lecturers
