“History” on Screen
Professor Segal
Bernard 225
This course meets MWF from 10:45 to 12:50 in Broad Center 208. There will, in addition, be screenings of films outside of class, as indicated on the syllabus below. If you are unable to attend an outside screening, then you can arrange to see the film by contacting the Pitzer audiovisual department. However, you must complete seeing an assigned film before the next class meeting.
Tentative Schedule of Viewings, Readings, and Assignments
May 21 (W) Introductory discussion
May 22 (Th) View Europa Europa (1991; dir. Agnieszka Holland) at 6:30 p.m.
May 23 (F) View Life is Beautiful (1997; dir. Roberto Beningni).
Week II:
May 27 (T) Worksheets on Europa Europa and Life is Beautiful due by 5 p.m.
Complete reading Bentley and Zeigler, Traditions and Encounters (2008), Introduction to Part VII, “Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914 to the Present” and Chs. 35 & 37.
May 28 (W) Class discussion.
Recommended reading: Doris Bergen, War and Genocide (2003), chs. 3-8.
May 29 (Th) View Fateless (2006; dir. Lajos Koltai) at 6:30 p.m.
May 30 (F) View Cuckoo (2003; dir. Alexander Rogozhkin).
Worksheet on Fateless due by 5 p.m.
June 1 (Su) First movie review due by 5 p.m.
Worksheet on Cuckoo due by 10 p.m.
Week III:
June 2 (M) Class discussion
June 3 (T) View Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959; dir. Alain Resnais) at 6:30 p.m.
June 4 (W) Worksheet on Hiroshima Mon Amour due by 10:30 a.m.
Class discussion
June 6 (F) View The Lover (1992; dir Jean-Jacques Annaud).
June 8 (Su) Worksheet on The Lover due by 5 p.m.
Complete reading Bentley and Zeigler, chs. 36 and 39.
Week IV:
June 9 (M) Class discussion
June 10 (T) View To Live (1994; dir. Zhang Yimou) at 6:30 p.m.
June 11 (W) Worksheet on To Live due by 10:30 a.m.
Class discussion
June 13 (F) View Earth (1998; dir. Deepa Mehta).
June 14 (Sa) Worksheet on Earth due by 5 p.m.
June 15 (Su) Second movie review due by 5 p.m.
Week V:
June 16 (M) Class discussion
June 17 (Tu) View Battle of Algiers (1966; dir. Gillo Pontecorvo) at 6:30 p.m.
June 18 (W) Worksheet on Battle of Algiers due by 10:30 a.m.
Class discussion
June 19 (Th) View Malcolm X (1992; dir. Spike Lee) at 6:30 p.m.
June 20 (F) View Twist in Popenguine (1994; dir. Moussa Sene Absa).
June 22 (Su) Worksheets on Malcolm X and Twist in Popenguine due by 5:00 p.m.
Complete reading Bentley & Zeigler, ch. 38
Week VI:
June 23 (M) Class discussion
June 24 (Tu) View The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965; dir. Martin Ritt) at 6:30 p.m.
June 25 (W) Worksheet on The Spy Who Came in from the Cold due by 10:30 a.m.
Class Discussion
June 26 (Th) View The Nasty Girl (1990; dir. Michael Verhoeven) at 6:30 p.m.
June 27 (F) View The Lives of Others (2006; dir. By Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) at 6:30 p.m.
June 29 (Su) Worksheets on The Nasty Girl and The Lives of Others due by 5:00 p.m.
Complete reading Bentley & Zeigler, ch. 40
Week VII:
June 30 (M) Class discussion
July 1 (Tu) View Since Otar Left (2004; dir. Julie Bertuccelli) and Bolivia (2001; dir Adrián Caetano).
July 2 (W) Worksheets on Since Otar Left and Bolivia due by 10:30 a.m.
Class discussion
July 6 (Su) Third and Fourth movie reviews due by 5 p.m.
Grading
Film Worksheets 20%
Film Review 1 5%
Film Review 2 10%
Film Review 3 10%
Film Review 4 10%
Participation 35%