Clash of Empires: can an entertainment medium like the cinema provide a valid insight into our past? This course tries to answer that question and a host of others. Films used will illustrate the themes of discovery, conquest, colonization, and resistance from the time of Columbus to the end of the First World War. The topics will be international in scope, using examples from aspects of Asian, African, and Latin American history, and both Hollywood and international films. LL Lect: 3 hrs. Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
