Магистратура
2019/2020
Фильм, образы и историческая интерпретация в XX веке: камера никогда не лжет
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
Course 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
- IntroductionWe 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, 1945The 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 MogadishuWith 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 FalsificationThe 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 CenturyThis 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.
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