Dr. Constanza Burucúa

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Biography

Constanza Burucúa is a Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures at Western University. She specializes in Latin American cinema, focusing on film history, historical representations, film historiography, and women's cinema, particularly in terms of questions of gender representation. Her research interests also extend to documentary cinema, where she employs both theoretical and critical approaches. Burucúa has co-edited volumes and authored several significant works in the field, establishing a strong academic presence in Latin American film studies. Notably, she was a recipient of the Graham Gale Wright Distinguished Scholar Award from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University in 2018. Her contributions to the field include books such as 'Precarious Cinemas Americas' and 'Confronting Dirty War Argentine Cinema, 1983-1993,' among other notable publications.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Western University • London, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and researching various aspects of Latin American cinema.

Awards

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Graham Gale Wright Distinguished Scholar Award

2018-03-01

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.