The course topics are focused on discussion of the films viewed in class and readings from the two required texts:
- Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed. Essex: Pearson Longman, 2000.
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Reading Questions
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course | |
| 2 | Introduction to the Issues | |
| Dissenters on Trial | ||
| 3 | The Trial of Socrates | Paper Topics are Due in Class |
| 4 | Joan of Arc | Initial Bibliography is Due in Class |
| 5 | Galileo | |
| 6 | Scopes | Annotated Bibliography is Due in Class |
| Society on Trial | ||
| 7 | Salem Witch Trials | |
| 8 | Victorian Trials | |
| Transitional Justice | ||
| 9 | The Trials of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette | |
| 10 | Soviet Agitation and Show Trials | |
| 11 | Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal | Final Papers are Due |
| 12 | Human Rights Trials and Truth Commissions | |