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American History According to Hollywood

Colorado College

July 1-July 15, 2008

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This film series will examine the ways in which filmmakers and historians envision and shape our national past and our understanding of American history. In some instances, filmmakers are self-conscious in their efforts to shape historical knowledge. Similarly, professional historians influence our understanding of the past. Although issues of art and methodology are what separate their efforts, filmmakers and historians are ultimately trying to achieve the same goal. Yet to understand some of the differences we must ask questions such as: Why do people study the past? Is history written only by professional academics, or can non-academics tell histories as well? Is history best told as narrative like a novel or film, or as social science that uses methods and data to explain the past as accurately as possible? This discussion will be led by CC History Professor Bryan Rommel-Ruiz.

July 1 - JFK by Oliver Stone (1991)

July 8 - The Searchers by John Ford (1956)

July 15 - The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola (1972)

• At-a-Glance
• Media Reviews
• What's Nearby

• Ticket Info

  Tickets: free

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  July 1-July 15, 2008

  Times:
  7 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 1, 8, and 15

• Venue Info

  Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center

  825 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903

  Full map and directions

• Accessibility Info

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