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Instructors: Anna Katharina Schmitt
Event type:
Practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
05.874.131
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Registration group: ELC 131
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Contents:
In recent years, TV series and films that deal with actual historical events have become increasingly popular. This seminar will think about history and its representation on screen. According to Samuels, history is not “the prerogative of the historian” alone but a “social form of knowledge; the work, in any given instance, of a thousand hands” (qtd in Giles & Middleton 2014: 103). We will discuss this assumption with regards to the role of TV & TV-series and film. We will read from historical research, cultural studies but also film studies.
Equipped with a toolkit for analysis, we will set out to analyse some examples in depth.
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