Historians do not have a monopoly on the telling of history. Since its birth, cinema has been deeply involved in narrating and communicating the past. Indeed, it is perhaps the primary focus through which people of the last four or five generations have engaged with the past. The heroes and villains, the tragedies and the comedies, the unexpected and the clichéd, which have gone into the restaging of history on the silver screen, are a fundamental part of how society through the twentieth century has talked about and imagined what has gone before. <br/><br/>Engaging with cinema gives students the chance to explore history, not only as a discipline but as social practice, while enhancing... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Daniela Baratieri
Prerequisites: a Level 1 History unit
