課程大綱

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課程概述

本課程將以重大歷史事件和當代重要議題為主題的影音媒體做為教材和分析的文本，(一)傳達歷史知識；(二)分析事件的原因與影響；(三)探討及反省當代的歷史觀如何影響我們對過去的解釋。

Historical films are “moving image documents.” Historical films function as texts that can be analyzed, questioned, and discussed just like any other kind of historical document. In other words, just like print novels or stories, movies have purposes and themes. Why is a history movie telling a story about an era or event in a particular way? Why are certain perspectives emphasized and others de-emphasized or ignored? Powerful film-based instruction enables students to understand and critically evaluate a movie’s intentions as an account of the past and its messages about how the past relates to the present. Instruction for historical film literacy moves beyond thinking of movies just as a way to cover content. Movies are far better suited for goals that involve interpreting causes and effects in the past, evaluating the long-term significance or consequences of past events, or arguing how the past affects our world today than for covering basic factual knowledge.

授課內容

當今許多史學理論家和歷史工作者已經逐漸將電影和其他的影像資料視為一種歷史書寫的媒介和形式，而且是“過去與現在不斷地對話”的最具體和生動的形式。在本課程中將探討以下幾個主題:什麼是歷史事實;為什麼以某種方式呈現特定的歷史；過去是如何影響當代的歷史、政治和社會；當代的意識又如何影響我們對過去的解釋；歷史的理解如何幫助我們培養跨文化的能力以及多元的世界觀。