HIST 3015 - History and Film

In this course, students acquire a broad understanding of film, television, and other audio-visual media as arts that represent history and historical contexts. Possible approaches include how audio-visual media shape our understanding of the past in terms of accuracy and context; how society, culture, and economy have shaped film and other multimedia industries as global commodities over time; or how films and their makers illustrate and re-imagine intellectual histories and political movements from the late nineteenth century to the present. Additionally, students develop the critical skills necessary for film analysis, build their backgrounds in film theory, and augment their awareness of the imaginative and inventive capabilities of film and film making as a fine art. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.

Credits: 3 hours