From Casablanca to Jo-Jo Rabbit, movies shape how we imagine the past. This course explores the ways historical narratives are constructed in film and the extent to which authenticity is as valid as historical "accuracy." We will think through what history is (and is not), who gets to narrate it and why, and how film allows us to assign our own meanings to the past. We will interrogate why particular historical moments gain popularity at different times and to what extent critiquing the past through film allows us to comment on the present.
Core Tags
EX
Semester Offered
Offered as needed.