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Course
Description:
Movies
have a powerful affect on the way people view the past.
While they often teach truths about the human condition,
they do not provide a substitute for the history that
has been assembled from the best available evidence and
analysis. The objective of this course is to
explore the relationship between film and the historical
record. Students will choose specific course
themes and select films to examine from an historical
context. Class discussion will focus on the
connections between these works and the historical
record. Students will compare and contrast actual
historical events to the ones depicted in the film.
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