Recent World History Through Film

3 credits · Undergraduate

"Recent World History Through Film" examines the recent history of the world through the lens of popular, critically-acclaimed, and international films. Some of the films’ makers purport to be telling the “truth” about world history, while others base the films only loosely on historical facts or circumstances. Course objectives are to develop a deeper understanding of recent world history by engaging with and analyzing a range of films. Prior knowledge of world history is not required. What is required is to be open-minded yet critical and to view these films as an avenue for finding out more about events, places, and global historical phenomena.