HIST 391 - Media and Methods:Engaging African History through Literature and Cinema

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course is organized around texts produced by African writers and filmmakers commenting on African histories. Students will discuss novels and films in tandem with historical scholarship on cultural, political, social, and economic histories of 20th-century Africa. The course will give students an opportunity to think about issues of representation, authorship, and the strengths and limitations of various mediums of historical narration. 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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