Course Schedule

PART 1. INTRODUCTION

Week 1. Introduction to Europe Since 1945

Wed 1/11

Introduction to the Course

In Class:

  • Welcome!
  • First Day Questionnaire – What Do You Know About This History?
  • Introductions – Get to Know Each Other a Bit
  • Introduction to Our Course
    • Course, learning goals
    • Films – viewer discretion, viewer etiquette
    • Requirements (briefly)
    • Course policies (some highlights)
  • Introduction to Europe
    • 20th c. disaster and recovery
    • Themes of postwar Europe
  • Introduction to the Historical Study of Film
    • Handout: Some Terms For Talking About Film & History (in class) – see pdf on our Handouts page
    • Some examples…
  • Introduction to Open City (will do before film tomorrow night)

After Class:

Check Out:

  • “Basic Film Analysis – Introduction to Film,” with short clips – at Youtube
  • “Film Language: Analysis of a One-Minute Movie” – at Youtube
  • “Rhetorical Analysis of Film,” with examples – at Writing Commons
  • Scene from Billy Wilder’s A Foreign Affair (1948). A screwball romance from the classic comedy director – himself a refugee of Hitler’s Germany. It speaks to the reordered postwar world. – online at TCM
  • Hitler over Nuremberg. Scene from Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will (1935) – online at Youtube
  • Scene from The Seventh Seal (1957), Directed by Ingmar Bergman. It’s the story of a medieval knight’s quest for meaning (that says something about European intellectuals’ in the aftermath of the Second World War and in light of de-Christianization) – online at Youtube
  • Bud Dry Commercial: Foreign Films. We could spend a semester breaking down and critiquing this 1990s advertisement for Bud Dry. On a quick view it speaks to a pop culture dismissal of “foreign” films. The message: real men watch things blow up; real women abide. – online at Youtube
Thurs 1/12

Film Viewing

  • Thursday at 7pm – be there promptly – Lean Lecture Room, Wishart Hall
  • Rome, Open City. Dir. Roberto Rossellini, 1945, Italy, 105 min.
  • After watching the film, complete the Film & History Worksheet and bring to next class
  • Film Commentary after the film by Professor Shaya and TA Jonah M.

 PART 2. IN THE AFTERMATH OF WAR: THE LATE 1940s

Week 2. Open City & Germany 1945

Mon 1/16

MLK Jr. Day

  • No class
  • Please attend MLK Jr. Day events

Wed 1/18

Open City / The Aftermath of War and Germany 1945

Before class:

  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Read William Hitchcock, The Struggle for Europe, “Introduction” and “Aftermath” (1-12), read carefully – you need your own copy of Hitchcock, but I’ve made this first part available in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 1, “German Midnight: The Division of Europe, 1945” (13-39) – you’ll need your own book or use the copy on reserve
  • If you haven’t already, start a notebook devoted to our course. Take notes on the reading and the film and be ready to discuss
  • If you haven’t already, be sure to accept my invitation to join our Voices site as an author – you may need to check your email spam
  • Sign up for a film commentary on Moodle
  • Bring your Film & History Worksheet/Film Notes to class

IN CLASS:

  • Discuss Open City
  • The Aftermath of War
  • The Question of Germany
  • Introduce Murderers Are Among Us
Thurs 1/19

Film Viewing

  • Thursday at 7pm – be there promptly – Lean Lecture Room, Wishart Hall
  • Murderers Are Among Us. Dir. Wolfgang Staudte, 1946, Germany (Eastern Zone), 85 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from:
    • Gabriel E.
    • Red S.
    • Simon W.

Week 3. Murderers Are Among Us & Reconstructing Britain (Week of 1/31)

Mon 1/23 

The Challenge of Postwar Reconstruction

Before Class:

  • Read documents from Marvin Perry, et al, Sources of Twentieth-Century Europe (2000), 278-289 – available in our Moodle Readings folder
    • Stephen Spender, “European Witness,” (1946)
    • Gerold Frank, “The Tragedy of the DP’s” (1946)
    • Bruno Foa, “Europe in Ruins” (1945)
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

IN Class:

  • Aftermath & the Question of Germany from last time
  • Postwar Reconstruction documents
  • Discuss Murderers Are Among Us

Wed 1/25

Reconstructing Britain & Origins of the Cold War

Before class:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 2, “Building Jerusalem: The Labour Government in Britain, 1945-1951” (40-68)

In Class:

  • Discuss Post War Britain
    • Domestic politics
    • Foreign policy
    • The Cold War
  • Introduce The Third Man

Check Out:

  • Ken Loach, dir., “The Spirit of 1945” – at Guardian
  • Election landslide in 1945 – at Youtube (British Pathé)
  • Ernest Bevin on Russia at the United Nations (1948) – at Youtube
  • Clement Atlee on British elections in 1950 – at Youtube
  • Churchill on 1950 Elections – at Youtube
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • The Third Man. Dir. Carol Reed, 1949, UK, 104 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from:
    • Drew B.
    • Emma M.
    • Noah F.

Week 4. Third Man & Late Forties in the West (and East)

Mon 1/30

The Third Man & Postwar Reconstruction

BEFORE CLASS:

  • Read George Marshall, Address at Harvard, June 1947, from Perry, et al, Sources of Twentieth-Century Europe (2000) – available in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read Sir William Beveridge, “New Britain” (1942), in Readings in Western Civilization – available in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

IN CLASS:

  • Discuss The Marshall Plan and the Welfare State
  • Cold War Historiography
  • Discuss The Third Man

More:

  • U.S. High Commission for Germany (HICOG), “Me and Mr. Marshall” (1948) at YouTube
  • “The Story of Koula” (1950) at YouTube

Wed 2/1

Rebuilding Western Europe & A Look to the East

BEFORE CLASS:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 3, “Democracy Embattled: France, Italy, and West Germany” (69-97)
  • Read Hitchcock, introduction to ch. 4, “Behind the Iron Curtain: Communism in Power, 1945-1953,” 98-100.
  • Quickly skim the rest of Hitchcock, ch. 4, “Behind the Iron Curtain: Communism in Power, 1945-1953” (100-125)
    • Do you know how to skim? That means to read the section headings, the first paragraph of each section and the first sentence of each paragraph. Hitchcock is an organized writer who will make this easy for you

IN CLASS:

  • Visit of Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertley – to talk about US and Cold War in Europe. Mr. Hertling (retired) is former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe, division commander in Northern Iraq in the late 2000s, and frequent contributor on CNN about the war in Ukraine.
  • Handout Study Guide for Exam #1
  • Marshall Plan Films
  • Discuss France, Italy, West German
  • Discuss postwar Eastern Europe
  • Intro to Bicycle Thieves
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Note: the film is also available on Kanopy – a film streaming service which has an impressive collection of films, free to the COW community
  • The Bicycle Thieves [aka The Bicycle Thief]. Dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy, 93 min. 
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from:
    • Alex M.
    • Ding Sheng L.
    • Heather C.

Week 5. Bicycle Thieves & Exam #1

Mon 2/6

Bicycle Thieves & Postwar Search for Meaning

Before CLASS:

  • Read Simone de Beauvoir, “Women’s Situation and Character,” The Second Sex (1949) – available in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Review Hitchcock, previously assigned sections (to prepare for exam)
  • Prepare to discuss Bicycle Thieves

In CLASS:

  • The War in Ukraine
  • Simone de Beauvoir and the Postwar Search for Meaning
  • Italian Neo-Realism and The Bicycle Thieves
  • Prepare for the first exam
Wed 2/8

Exam #1 & Europe in the 50s 

In Class:

  • EXAM #1
  • After the exam, I will present material from
    • Hitchcock, “Part Two: Boom” (127-129)
    • Hitchcock, ch. 5, “The Miraculous Fifties” (131-161)
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Note: the film is also available on Kanopy – a film streaming service which has an impressive collection of films, free to the COW community
  • Mon Oncle. Dir. Jacques Tati, 1958, France, 110 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from:
    • Jane C.
    • Quinn H.

PART 3. BOOM YEARS: THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES

Week 6. Mon Oncle & End of Empire

Mon 2/13

Mon Oncle & The Transformation of Europe

Before CLASS:

  • Read Victoria de Grazia, Irresistible Empire: America’s Advance Through 20th Century Europe (2005) [selections]- available in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

In Class:

  • Handout: Paper #1 Assignment
  • Discuss economic transformation, consumerism, Americanization
  • Discuss Mon Oncle
Wed 2/15

The End of Empire

Before CLASS:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 6, “Winds of Change: The End of the European Empires” (162-192)
  • Read handout: “How to Think (and Talk and Write) Like a Historian” – on our Handouts page
  • Read paper assignments (Research Paper Assignment and Paper #1 Assignment) – on our Handouts page
  • Give some thought to what you’d like to do for your paper
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Note: the film is also available on Kanopy – a film streaming service which has an impressive collection of films, free to the COW community
  • Battle of Algiers. Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1965, Algeria/Italy, 125 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from:
    • Olivia N.
    • Rian M.
Weekend

Plan for First Paper

  • Due Saturday 2/18 by noon
  • Submit as pdf on Moodle
  • See Paper #1 assignment and Research Paper assignment – on our Handouts page
    • For the Research Paper – see explanation on assignment – you need a 300 word statement of interest and initial bibliography
    • For Paper #1 – write a few sentences to explain the film you intend to write about, the outside source you have (or intend to find), and your ideas for interpretation

Week 7. Battle of Algiers & Fifties in the East (and West)

Mon 2/20

Algerian War & The Challenges of Decolonization

Befoer Class:

  • Read “The Twilight of Imperialism” from Perry, et al, eds., Sources of Twentieth-Century Europe – available in our Moodle Readings folder
    • Jawaharlal Nehru, “India’s Resentment of British Rule” (1942-5)
    • Ho Chi Minh, “Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Vietnam, September 2, 1945”
    • Ferhat Abbas, “The Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic Demands Independence” (1960)
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

Wed 2/22

The Fifties & Sixties, East & West

Before CLASS:

  • Do some serious preparation for your paper! You should know the film you are writing on and the historical interpretation you plan to present. Bring to class a brief outline of your paper that you can share with your classmates
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 7, “Hope Betrayed: The Khrushchev Years, 1953-1964” (193-220)
  • Skim Hitchcock, ch. 8, “The Gaullist Temptation: Western Europe in the 1960s” (221-241). For our purposes, it is enough to read the introduction to the chapter. I’ll present some of this material in class.

In CLASS:

  • Battle of Algiers as fantasy
  • Eastern Europe After Stalin
  • And Western Europe
  • Paper workshop
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Note: the film is also available on Kanopy – a film streaming service which has an impressive collection of films, free to the COW community
  • Cleo from 5 to 7. Dir. Agnes Varda, 1962, France, 90 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from
    • Abby H.
    • Tori D.
Weekend

PAPER #1 Or RESEARCH PROPOSAL

  • Due Saturday 2/25 by noon posted as a pdf to Moodle
  • See Paper #1 Assignment or Research Paper Assignment
  • No need to turn in hard copy

Week 8. Cleo and the Sixties

Mon 2/27

Cleo, Consumer Society & 1968

Before CLASS:

  • Read “The Perils of Prosperity: The Unrest of Youth in the 1960s,” in Merry Wiesner, et al., Discovering the Western Past – available in our Moodle Readings folder
    • This reading from a documentary reader includes an introduction to youth movements of the 1960s and to primary sources from France and Czechoslovakia. The sources speak to the tumult of the mid to late 1960s, years that followed Cleo From 5 to 7
    • It has a lot of examples. Don’t get bogged down in the details! Highlight three or four examples that you can present in class
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

Clips related to Class:

n CLASS:

  • The Sixties!
  • May ’68 in Paris
  • Cléo From 5 to 7
Wed 3/1

The Revolutionary 60s 

Before CLASS:

  • If you haven’t already, read over the source from Monday on youth protest in France and Czechoslovakia
    • What were students protesting in France?
    • What was at stake in Czechoslovakia?
    • How did these protest movements work out?
  • Read Hitchcock, “Part Three: Rebels” (243-246)
    • Take note of Hitchcock’s chronology and periodization. How do you mark a new period of postwar European history?
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 9, “Europe and Its Discontents: 1968 and After,” pp. 247-251
    • There is a lot in this chapter. Just read these few pages on May ’68 in Paris. Feel free to read on for anything else that interests you!
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 11, “Cracks in the Wall: Eastern Europe, 1968-1981,” pp. 288-293
    • Another chapter with a lot of information. I only assign these pages on the Prague Spring. Again, feel free to dabble in anything else that catches your eye.
  • Prepare to speak for the following perspectives. I’m going to ask you to do so in class on Wednesday
    • 1. Student protesters in Paris in 1968
    • 2. President DeGaulle
    • 3. French voters in June 1968

Clips related to Class:

  • “Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London” (1967) – experimental documentary from Peter Whitehead on pop music and culture in 60s London – online on Vimeo
Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • The Joke (Zert). Dir. Jaromil Jires, 1969, Czechoslovakia, 80 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday 3/27 before class by 5pm) from
    • Jacob H.
    • Raven Z.

Week 9. The Joke & Exam #2

Mon 3/6

The Joke & Eastern Europe in the 50s and 60s

Before CLASS:

  • Read Perry, et al, Sources of Twentieth-Century Europe (2000) – available in our Moodle Readings folder
    • “Dubcek Government Commission of Inquiry on Political Trials [on the Czechoslovak political trials of 1950-1954” (1968)
    • “The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, “Action Program” (1968)
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Review Exam #2 Study Guide – on our Handouts page

In CLASS:

  • Czechoslovakia and the Prague Spring
  • Show Trials of the Fifties and the Communist Action Program
  • The Joke
  • Exam Prep

Wed 3/8

Exam #2 & The Roots of Dissent in Eastern Europe

In Class:

  • EXAM #2
  • After the exam, I will present material from:
    • Hitchcock, “Part Three: Rebels” (243-246)
    • Hitchcock, ch. 11, “Cracks in the Wall: Eastern Europe, 1968-1981” (288-310)

Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Note: the film is also available on Kanopy – a film streaming service which has an impressive collection of films, free to the COW community
  • Blind Chance. Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1982, Poland, 122 min. Viewer advisory for nudity, sex…
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from
    • Colton B.
    • Brage G.

SPRING BREAK

3/11 – 3/26


PART 4. THE SEVENTIES & EIGHTIES

Week 10. Blind Chance & 1970s and 1980s

Mon 3/27

Blind Chance & Dissidence and Reform in Eastern Europe

Before CLASS:

  • Read Václav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless” (1978), in Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990 (1992), 125-214
    • Note: this is a longer reading. It will take a bit of time to digest. But it is an essential document for understanding the history of dissent in Eastern Europe
    • You should come to class with a clear understanding of Havel’s central ideas
      • the nature of “post-totalitarian” systems
      • the lies that sustain
      • the possibilities for protest and reform
      • samizdat
      • dissent/dissidents.
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)

IN CLASS:

  • Note: I will not take attendance for Seniors today, though they are still responsible for the film and readings
  • Discuss Blind Chance

Clips related to Class:

Wed 3/29

Europe in the 80s

Before CLASS:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 10, “Southern Renaissance: The Transition to Democracy in Spain, Portugal, and Greece,” sections on Spain (269-277)
  • If you haven’t already prepped Blind Chance and “The Power of the Powerless,” you would like to come to class ready to discuss

In CLASS:

  • Further thoughts (and questions) on Blind Chance and “The Power of the Powerless”
  • Film and History – a recap
  • The Transition to Democracy in Spain
  • Introduction to Bad Education
Thurs Film

FILM SHOWING

  • No group film screening on Thursday night! Watch the film on your own on our Stream Channel
  • Bad Education. Dir. Pedro Almodòvar, 2004, Spain, 106 min
    • Viewer advisory for nudity, sex, drugs (rated NC-17)
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from
    • Audrey K.
    • August H.

Week 11. Bad Education & 1989

Mon 4/3

Bad Education & Britain in the 1980s

Before CLASS:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 12, “Rule Britannia: The Thatcher Era” (311-341)
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Groups 1 and 2 prepare scene and present

In Class:

  • Bad Education scene analysis
    • Group 1
      • Abby, Red, Kenneth, Alex, Heather
    • Group 2
      • Logan, Felipe, Jacob, Simon
  • Discuss Bad Education
  • Britain in the 1980s
Wed 4/5

1989 and All That

Before Class:

  • Read Hitchcock, “Part Four: Unity” (343-345)
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 13, “The European Revolutions, 1989-1991” (347-379). There is a lot here! Read carefully on the rise of Gorbachev and the pressures that led to the unraveling of communist regimes in Hungary, Poland, and East Germany

In Class:

  • Look forward to Paper #2
  • Discuss the Revolutions of 1989
  • Introduce Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
Thurs Film

FILM SHOWING

  • In person! Thursday night at 7pm in Lean Lecture Hall. Attendance required.
  • Goodbye, Lenin! Dir. Wolfgang Becker, 2003, Germany, 121 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from
    • Felipe J.
    • Kenneth K.

Week 12. Goodbye Lenin & Exam #3

Mon 4/10

Goodbye Lenin! & 1989: The Democratic Revolutions in Eastern Europe

Before CLASS:

  • No new reading required, but recommended
    • See Charles Maier, “Response to Viewpoint: ‘Bliss Was It In That Dawn… Or Was It?” Past & Present (2020) – in our Moodle Readings folder
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Read Study Guide for Exam #3 – on our Handouts page
  • Groups 3 and 4 prep scenes and present

In CLASS:

  • Goodbye Lenin scene analysis
    • Group 3
      • Deb Zeiters, Brage Golding, Gabriel Escobar, Jane Carpenter
    • Group 4
      • Dingsheng Luo, Olivia Nengel, Emma McKone, Colton Beaudoin
  • Review for exam
Wed 4/12

Exam #3 (& the Fall of Yugoslavia)

In Class:

  • EXAM #3
  • After the exam I’ll present material from:
    • Hitchcock, ch. 14, “The Bones of Bosnia” (380-409)
Thurs Film

FILM SHOWING

  • In person! Thursday night at 7pm in Lean Lecture Hall. Attendance required.
  • No Man’s Land. Dir. Danis Tanovic, 2001, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 98 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
  • Film Commentaries (due Sunday by 5pm) from
    • Logan P.
    • William R.

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Paper #2 / Research Paper Coming Soon

  • Note that Paper #2 (or the Research Paper) is due at the end of next week
  • If you are writing the research paper, sign up for a meeting with Prof. Shaya to make sure you are on track. If you are writing the short paper, start thinking about your plan for the paper

PART 5. EUROPE TODAY

Week 13. No Man’s Land & European Unity

Mon 4/17

No Man’s Land & Europe and the Challenge of Integration

Before class:

  • Do some work on your paper
    • Reread the paper assignment
    • Brainstorm ideas – take notes on films and sources – outline a plan for your paper
    • You should come to class with – at the least – a one page plan for your paper (working title, thesis, outline with examples)
  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 15, “Who Is European? Race, Immigration, and the Politics of Division” (410-434)
    • There is a lot of detail here. Hitchcock was examining events that were still unfolding at the time of his writing. You don’t need to read every word. Read carefully at the beginning and end. Read the start of each section. Read to understand the historical backdrop of immigration, integration (and lack thereof), and xenophobic politics. Ask yourself: what is the central point of this chapter?
  • Read blog post on film on our Course Website (available by Sunday at 5pm)
  • Groups 5 and 6 prep clips and present

IN CLASS:

  • No Man’s Land scene analysis
    • Group 5
      • Pick a scene from the first half of the film
      • Tori Dipasquale, August Hankin, Rian Mokodompit, Audrey Klosterman
    • Group 6
      • Pick a scene from the second half of the film
      • Raven Zurbuchen, Drew Baird, Quinn Horton, Noah Fox
  • Discuss No Man’s Land
  • Discuss Multicultural Europe
  • Workshop papers
Wed 4/19 

European Unity

Before class:

  • Read Hitchcock, ch. 16, “The Elusive European Union” (435-464)
    • Once again, you need to take account of the space between today (2023) and the moment when Hitchcock was writing (2003). His historical analysis is spot on as he examines the movements toward European cooperation and unity. But note that his “today” was a time when the EU was 15 countries and preparing to integrate the newly democratic countries of eastern Europe. Today (2023), the EU consists of 27 countries (after major expansions in 2004 and beyond, and with the departure of Great Britain). Today (2023), 20 of these countries use the Euro as their currency. Once again, don’t let the detail overwhelm you. Focus on the central narratives and key turning points.

IN CLASS:

  • Talk papers!
  • Discuss European institutions
  • Introduce The Spanish Apartment
Thurs Film

FILM SHOWING:

  • In person! Thursday night at 7pm in Lean Lecture Hall. Attendance required.
  • The Spanish Apartment/L’Auberge Espagnole. Dir. Cédric Klapisch, 2002, France/Spain, 122 min.
  • Complete the Film & History Worksheet before class on Monday
Weekend

Paper #2 (or Research Paper) ** DUE **

  • Due Saturday 4/22 by noon posted as a pdf to Moodle
  • See Paper #2 Assignment or Research Paper Assignment
  • No need to turn in a hard copy

CONCLUSION

Week 14. L’Auberge Espagnole & Conclusions

Mon 4/24 

Europe at the Dawn of the New Millenium

Before class:

  • Read Judt, Postwar, “Europe as a Way of Life” (in Moodle Readings)
  • Bring your comments on The Spanish Apartment
  • Bring your laptop

In Class:

  • Discuss The Spanish Apartment/L’Auberge Espagnole
  • Discuss Judt on Europe
  • Thinking in images 1/2
Wed 4/26

Look Back on this History and These Films We’ve Studied

Before class:

  • Reread Hitchcock, “Introduction,” pp. 1-7

In Class:

  • Discuss where we have been
  • Thinking in images 2/2

Thurs Night

No Film!


Week 15. Last Week

Mon 5/1

Review and Celebration

Before class:

  • Read the Final Exam Study Guide on our Handouts page. Bring your questions and comments
  • Bring laptops to complete course evaluations

In Class:

  • Course evals (at start of class)
  • Quiz bowl review
  • Celebration!

Exam Week

Final Examination

  • Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:00-6:00 pm
  • See Final Exam Study Guide on our Handouts page