Seminar: British History on Film - Vertiefungsmodul - Details

Seminar: British History on Film - Vertiefungsmodul - Details

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Course name Seminar: British History on Film - Vertiefungsmodul
Course number ANG.05295.03; ANG.06137.02
Semester SoSe 2025
Current number of participants 24
expected number of participants 30
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date Friday, 23.05.2025 10:00 - 12:00, Room: Seminarraum 2 [AKStr.35] (Angl.)
Learning organisation The course requires reading, viewing, and studying time before and after the sessions.
Performance record Unmarked Assignment (= Studienleistung):
>> Regular attendance and participation
>> In-depth knowledge of the viewing and reading material
>> Short tasks in class (individual and group work)
>> Work-in-progress oral presentation (10-15 mins in class + PPP) and response to fellow students’ presentations

Marked Assignment (Prüfungsleistung):
>> Term paper (8.000-9.000 words) to be submitted by 10 September 2025.

Please note that the term paper must be written in accordance with our 'Stylesheet Englische Literatur and Kultur': https://www.anglistik.uni-halle.de/studium_lehre/hausarbeiten/
Studiengänge (für) LA Gym Englisch (2012 / 2015)
MA Angloamerikanische Literatur, Sprache und Kultur 120 LP (2015 / 2024)
MA IKEAS 120 LP (2015)
MA Intern. Area Stud. (2011 / 2015)
SWS 2

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Comment/Description

The seminar will explore the genre of the British historical film as a form of cultural expression that has ‘as much to say about the present in which it was made as about the past in which it was set’ (James Chapman). We will consider British historical films from the early twenty-first century that dramatize major concerns of twentieth-century British society, culture, and politics. These include, but are not limited to, the two world wars, women’s rights, the changing role of the monarchy, and the question of national identity. Our discussion will aim to understand the represented concerns, figures, and developments in their own time as well as their significance for the present.

Prospective students should note that the course includes required viewing (see below). While we will watch selected scenes in class over the course of the term, there will be no public screenings of the whole films. Participants are expected to obtain and watch all films prior to the scheduled class discussions. The films can be accessed through commercial providers online or are available as inexpensive DVD. All will also be provided on the seminar’s shelf in the university library.

Please note that prior registration for the course via StudIP is mandatory.

REQUIRED VIEWING:
Testament of Youth. Dir. James Kent. Perf. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington. 2014.
The King’s Speech. Dir. Tom Hooper. Perf. Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter. 2010.
Vera Drake. Dir. Mike Leigh. Perf. Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis. 2004.
The Iron Lady. Dir. Phyllida Lloyd. Perf. Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent. 2011.

REQUIRED SECONDARY READING:
Secondary texts that have to be printed, read, and prepared for individual sessions will be made available in StudIP at the beginning of the teaching period. Additional secondary material will be provided in class.

Recommended Secondary Reading:
Additional secondary sources that are relevant for students’ term papers will be made available on our shelf (“Semesterapparat”) in the university library, Steintor Campus.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmeranzahl: British History on Film - Vertiefungsmodul".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 11.03.2025, 00:00 to 04.04.2025, 23:59.

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The enrolment is binding, participants cannot unsubscribe themselves.