HISTORY 264

Hollywood’s America: History through Film

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for HISTORY 264.

Description

Examination of Hollywood feature films as cultural artefacts of twentieth-century USA and historical interpretations of the American past, using techniques of historical analysis and film criticism.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Jennifer Frost

Reading/Texts

Mintz, Steven and Randy Roberts, eds. Hollywood's America: United States History Through Its Films, St. James, N.Y., 4th ed., 2010.

Recommended Reading

Benshoff, Harry M. and Sean Griffin. America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies, 2nd ed., Malden, MA, 2009.

 

McCrisken, Trevor B. and Andrew Pepper.  American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film, Edinburgh, 2005.

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

HISTORY 264: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed

Restrictions

HISTORY 364