2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HST 409 - CUE: Reading Seminar in History: WWII in European Cinema

1 course unit
The course analyzes the representations of World War II in films of the combatant nations, including France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, and the United States.  The cinematic representations of the war changed a great deal during and after the conflict.  The course exposes the larger social, political, and cultural forces at work upon these films and the role these films had in altering national memory in each country.  Students also study cinematic techniques and film theory and learn to apply these to the analysis of film.
History Majors and Minors ONLY
Prerequisite(s): Any two history courses.



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