HSY3225 - History and Film: Nazi Germany and the Jewish Holocaust

Leader: Bain Attwood

Offered

Clayton First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

As for HSY2225

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject will be able to understand:

1. The nature of historical film in its various forms.
2. The criteria for assessing the merits of historical film, and the ways film differs from other forms of historical representation.
3. The influence of film in the past and upon later historical understanding.
4. The role of historians in film-making.
5. The ways in which film can extend and challenge our understanding of history as a discourse.

Assessment

Film commentary (1000 words): 25%
Long essay (2500 words): 40%
Test (1000 words): 25%
Tutorial participation: 10%

Contact hours

3 hours a week, comprising of films, lectures and tutorials

Prerequisites

A first year sequence in History or permission

Prohibitions

HSY2225