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Rethinking History on Screen (HIST0870)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department
History
Credit value
15
Restrictions
N/A
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

A critical module covering global history through the prism of factual and dramatic film-making, often concentrating on the tension between the dramatic impulse for narrative and the non-fiction imperative for proximity to well sourced historical analysis.听 At one end of the spectrum is the presenter-led animated documentary of China鈥檚 Forgotten War with Professor Rana Mitter of Oxford, and the strictly factual adaptation of a primary source such as Solomon Northrup鈥檚 memoir of Twelve Years a Slave by Steve McQueen, a graduate of Goldsmiths.听 At the other end is The Ministry of Time in which Spain鈥檚 most famous contemporary actors travel through time to a number of crucial watershed moments, Lope de Vega sailing with the Armada, Cervantes finishing The Quixote.听 This counter factual approach may appear to favour entertainment over sobriety, but can it deliver a greater spirit of the truth? This module is delivered by UCL鈥檚 historian film-makers, supported by guests from the film and television industry. 听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Intended teaching location
UCL East
Methods of assessment
100% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
0
Module leader
Dr Alexander Samson
Who to contact for more information
history.programmes@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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