Hollywood's Vietnam

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The American War in Vietnam (popularly referred to as the Vietnam War) is considered the first televised war. American civilians witnessed atrocities through their television screens which garnered criticism as well as outrage. In this course, we will examine, critique, and give context to the cultural productions inspired by this conflict including (but not limited to) Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, Oliver Stone’s Platoon, Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, and Errol Morris’s Fog of War. The class structure includes a lecture, a Tuesday evening screening, and a weekly discussion. Lecture with film screening coordinated by Instructor and TA (to take place Tuesday evenings). X-list with FMST.