HUM 355 - World War And Cinema

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This course examines the post-war cinematic representation of the World Wars in many of the combatant nations, including France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, and the United States. The course familiarizes students with the experience of these wars as well as the politics of national memory in order to facilitate contextual analysis. Students study both cinematic techniques and film theory and learn to apply these methods to the analysis of film. Collective and individual study of films expose significant shifts in the creation of each nation's memories of world war. 3 semester hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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