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HISTORY THROUGH FILM

2023 Spring Term

3 Units [GH]

History 110

This variable-topics course will introduce students to selected historical themes depicted by popular film. Students will watch and deconstruct popular historical films within the larger context of scholarly analysis of a particular historic period or event. Evaluation will be based on a variety of essay and objective exams. As well, in-class discussion will form a significant basis for evaluation. Repeatable.

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Section Details	Meeting Details & Topic		Instructor	Syllabus

01-LEC 2089 3 Units [GH]	01/23 - 05/06 (1)	Tu 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM	James Coons	Not Submitted
	HE0101	Queens and Kings On Screen	James Coons
	Depicting the worlds of royalty nobility and peasantry on screen not only tells stories about the past but reveals the attitudes priorities and cultures of the filmmakers age. Our course will study films on subjects from the late medieval to Revolutionary eras to address questions about historical and modern cultures: how did men and women interact; how was power legitimized and wielded; how did commoners navigate a rigidly hierarchical world? And how do our imaginations of past gender class and power relations reflect contemporary realities?