Undergraduate - UnitATS3583 - History and film: Nazi Germany and the Jewish holocaust

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Noah Shenker

Notes

Previously coded HSY3225

Students successfully completing this subject will be able to understand:

The nature of historical film in its various forms.
The criteria for assessing the merits of historical film, and the ways film differs from other forms of historical representation.
The influence of film in the past and upon later historical understanding.
The role of historians in film-making.
The ways in which film can extend and challenge our understanding of history as a discourse.

Film commentary (1000 words): 25%
Long essay (2500 words): 40%
Test (1000 words): 25%
Tutorial participation: 10%

3 hours a week, comprising of films, lectures and tutorials

A first year sequence in History or permission