The War Film in History: Genre, Gender and Race

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The War Film in History: Genre, Gender and Race will view American and international was films on the context of history, and as interpretations of history, while discussing such themes as genre, gender and race. Films depicting the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and more recent wars, will be viewed and assessed critically. The function of war films as propagandistic, motivational, and as either pro- or anti-war statements will also be discussed and evaluated.