HIST 2054 - Reel History: World War II in Film
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Course Details
| Course Code | HIST 2054 |
| Course | Reel History: World War II in Film |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 3 hours per week, not including viewing of films. |
| Prerequisites | 12 units Level I Humanities/Social Sciences, including 3 units in History |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | HIST 2029 or HIST 3029 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The aim of this course is to explore the relationship between the past and its representation on film with particular emphasis on World War II. It takes various themes in the history of the war to examine how film has represented, reconstructed and interpreted the mid-twentieth century crisis. The course compares films with more traditional historical texts and sources in order to chart how filmmakers have approached the war. Why did some aspects of the war draw more attention than others? How did different people address the same subjects? Who has been responsible for shaping our understanding of the war and why was so much invested in its recreation on the screen? Students will address such questions and should complete the course with an understanding of the influence of film on popular perceptions of the war and an awareness of the dynamic process of remembering and forgetting history that is inherent in the production of historical films. |
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Course Staff
Associate Professor Vesna Drapac
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 513
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 3582
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