Фильм, образы и историческая интерпретация в XX веке: камера никогда не лжет

Магистратура 2019/2020

Статус: Курс по выбору (Визуальная культура)

Направление: 51.04.01. Культурология

Кто читает: Школа культурологии

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Формат изучения: с онлайн-курсом

Преподаватели: Инишев Илья Николаевич

Прогр. обучения: Визуальная культура

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 2

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This course is a short taster on the topic of the use of Images, Film, and their use in historical interpretation in the 20th century. It is primarily provided for those who have a general interest in history that draws on photojournalism as primary evidence, and films based on historical events. This discipline is based on MOOC "Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies”, created by University of London via CourseEra. (link - https://www.coursera.org/learn/film-images)

Learning Objectives

to appreciate the significance of photographs as historical evidence in the twentieth century.

Expected Learning Outcomes

to understand the limitations of the medium, and how we can attribute meaning to these individual records of 'one moment in time' while taking into account the circumstances in which any particular image was taken.
to understand how individuals and institutions have looked to manipulate images to their own ends – through alteration and/or censorship – and what that meant to contemporary interpretation, as well as subsequent historical interpretation.
to put individual images into a wider context, and in particular with reference to history written, or portrayed, beyond academia: public history.

Course Contents

Introduction
We will explore the issues associated with the use of images as a source for historical research and consider a number of examples where image manipulation has been uncovered
The Power of the Image: Mount Suribachi, 1945
The photograph of the raising of the flag at Mt. Suribachi was a Pulitzer Prize winning image, and the base of the film 'The Flag of our Fathers'. We will explore the use of the still and the motion picture to influence our opinion.
Photojournalism, Authenticity and Matters of Public Acceptability: The Battle of Mogadishu
With respect to Reportage and the use of images as a evidential record, should we condemn Stalin in the last 20th and early 21th century? We use an example from 1993 to illustrate this point.
The Air-Brushing of History: Stalin and Falsification
The cause célèbre' of historical manipulation - Joseph Stalin. The 'air brushing' of historical records, and in this case the literal airbrushing of Soviet images in the 1930s and 1940s
Images and History in the Twentieth Century
This course is a short taster on the topic of the use of Images, Film, and their use in historical interpretation in the 20th century. It is primarily provided for those who have a general interest in history that draws on photojournalism as primary evidence, and films based on historical events.

Assessment Elements

Online-course grade
Interview with academic supervisor

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (3 module)
0.3 * Interview with academic supervisor + 0.7 * Online-course grade

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Rosenstone, R. A., & Parvulesu, C. (2013). A Companion to the Historical Film. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=531266

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Kilbourn, R. J. A. (2010). Cinema, Memory, Modernity : The Representation of Memory From the Art Film to Transnational Cinema. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=653625

Course Syllabus