History 697F: History and the Film: The European Case

Lars Karl

Fall 2003, Thurs. 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Synopsis:

This course considers the ways in which European history has been represented on the screen.  Focusing on the 20th Century, we examine the ways in which 'history' is constructed on film.  Has film seized our historical imagination, or has it stimulated and liberated it?  Is it possible to present multiple interpretations of an historical event on film?  How is history written for the screen?  Our key concern throughout the course is to explore the ways in which popular cinema represents, reconstructs and interprets perceived realities of the past, and the relation of such representation to a sociohistoric present. 

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