This class explores the changing role of visual representation, particularly film, as it relates to societies in war.
Most of the class will center around film in the Second World War (1939-1945), but the origins of wartime film in the First World War as well as the crucial role of the media in the Vietnam war and other more recent wars will also be covered.
We will look at different types of films from propaganda and newsreels of the times to documentaries and entertainment films created long after the conflict ended.
All 4000-level courses must culminate in a significant historical research paper (at least 12 pages, no more than 15 pages), including primary and secondary sources. Assignments leading to the final product must include a primary source analysis and either an annotated research bibliography or a historiographical essay.
Prerequisite: To take this course, students must earn a C or higher in Hist3000.
