HON 300V - War Movies

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Honors

Description:

Walt Whitman has written: "The real war will never get in the books." What about the movies? Do war movies reflect war 'truths' or maybe half-truths? Propaganda? What audiences want to see - versus need to see? The course will examine how several wars have been communicated on the big screen (or via Netflix and YouTube). A semi-panoramic approach will be taken -- major conflicts explored through U.S. and non-U.S. productions. Examples include: Grave of the Fireflies (Japan); The Fog of War (U.S.); The Battle of Algiers (Italy/Algeria); A War (Denmark); American Sniper (U.S.); various episodes from Ken Burns' documentaries (PBS); among other selections. Students will be expected to watch most of the films/documentaries outside of class, though some will be viewed in class. Soldiers' war journals and civilian frontline eyewitness ("I") accounts of their wartime experiences will be assigned as primary reading. A final essay will allow students to assess which movies, documentaries, and journals moved, challenged, educated, or perhaps aggravated or unsettled them most, and why.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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