1. What is the real central drama of the film? What is really at stake? What are the main characters really struggling over, on a deeper level? 2. How does this struggle in the film help us better understand the historical process and experience of colonization in Mesoamerica? 3. How does the film help us to understand the concepts of nepantla and mestizaje as legacies of colonization violence that are foundational to Mexicanidad (Mexican identity)?

1. What is the real central drama of the film? What is really at stake? What are the main characters really struggling over, on a deeper level? 2. How does this struggle in the film help us better understand the historical process and experience of colonization in Mesoamerica? 3. How does the film help us to understand the concepts of nepantla and mestizaje as legacies of colonization violence that are foundational to Mexicanidad (Mexican identity)?

LA OTRA CONQUISTA

After viewing the film La otra conquista (The Other Conquest) and watching the follow-up lecture HERE (under IV. REVIEW: LECTURE—POST-FILM DISCUSSION (La otra conquista/The Other Conquest)), draw on your notes and use specific examples from the film to address the following questions:

1. What is the real central drama of the film? What is really at stake? What are the main characters really struggling over, on a deeper level?

2. How does this struggle in the film help us better understand the historical process and experience of colonization in Mesoamerica?

3. How does the film help us to understand the concepts of nepantla and mestizaje as legacies of colonization violence that are foundational to Mexicanidad (Mexican identity)?

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