Course Title:
History through Film
Course Description:
Explores various historical issues as seen through the eyes of historians and filmmakers. Presents both acted and documentary films in combination with readings from a variety of sources and interpretive materials. Through a series of case studies, the first half of the course looks at the ways in which filmmakers use (and abuse) history as a source of dramatic “stories,” while the second uses the same approach to understand the ways that historians use visual media to understand the politics and culture of the times they were made and as historical evidence.
Fall Offering:
None
Lab/Coreq 1:
HST U422
Spring Offering:
None
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
None
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
None
Prerequisite 1:
ENG U111
Summer 2 Offering:
None
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
CIN U421
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Sophomore standing or above; an introductory history course is strongly recommended.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
Additional Information:
Approved course: Arts & Sciences Core-Analysis
Approved course: NU Core-Writing Intensive in Major
