Course Description

Course CodeCourse NameCreditsHours
1412022 Seeing Taiwan:Historical Images and Memory 2.0 2
Description Film and television history has become a new theory in historiography; it is a discipline of historical interpretation that involves whether historical truths can be reproduced or restored through images. Historical dramas and films have become sources of historical knowledge for students and the public, but there remains a certain gap between these representations and historical facts. The modern writing of history and the role of film and television history as one of the important mediums for conveying historical facts and presenting historical texts, as well as the underlying factors of the era, the subjective consciousness , contemporary mainstream meanings, values, or "collective memory," or subjective perceptions of history. Therefore, written, oral, and visual forms can all serve as tools for conveying and understanding historical texts, and must be discussed within the context of the current historical background. This course will compare and discuss film and television hist