HI 295 - History Through Film

Institution:

Mitchell College

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Description:

3 credits (spring) Prerequisites: EL101 or permission of instructor. The History Through Film course is designed to offer the student an opportunity to study history through a variety of visual media, primarily documentaries and cinematic portrayals of selected historical events, issues, and personalities. Each semester, the class studies historical topics that have a global dimension: war, revolution, important historical figures who have brought about social change (Martin Luther, Galileo, Louis XIV of France, Gandhi, Mao Tse-Tung), i.e., historical movements and movers. The class will be studying the origins and characteristics of twentieth century revolutionary movements and totalitarian governments, worldwide, in an effort to understand the forces that brought them into being and the impact they have had upon the world.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mitchell.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 701-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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