HIS2061 History Though Film

This course examines historically-based films as both primary and secondary sources of information about the past. The material in films, just as with written and other “traditional” sources, needs to be critically analyzed for its perspectives, biases, interpretive choices, intended purpose, and ultimately, reliability. Thus, many of the same skills that historians bring to their analysis of more traditional primary and secondary sources can also be applied to the critical interpretation of non-traditional sources like film. The course also challenges students to examine the relative successes or failures that the selected films have had in portraying the past, and asks them to analyze how present events, cultures, and attitudes shape our view of the past. The class format will combine film-screenings, lecture, and discussion around an engaging thematic topic. Students will be asked to actively engage in discussion, write critical film reviews, and write a final comparative analysis paper. Credits: 3.000

WRT1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And (HIS1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1032 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PHI1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or REL1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00) Or HIS1024 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00