The Dark Years, 1940-1944: Collaboration, Resistance and Memory in Wartime France - AHH3213

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Critical analysis of relevant French film or relevant memoir.

<p>This module examines the history and memory of the French experience of World War II, focusing on the German Occupation, the Vichy Regime, French collaboration, and the development of internal and external resistance. You will use a broad range of primary and secondary source material to develop a cultural historical analysis of the era, rooted in the debates over silence, truth and representation. This module falls into the ‘Conflict’ and ‘Communities and Welfare’ research groups.</p>

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AHH3213 - The Dark Years, 1940-1944: Collaboration, Resistance and Memory in Wartime France

The Dark Years, 1940-1944: Collaboration, Resistance and Memory in Wartime France

be able to compare and contrast varied primary source material including policy documents, speeches, letters, films, photos, diaries and memoirs.

via a piece of analytical research, present and take ownership of an argument which is founded on evidence.

be able to express ideas and knowledge clearly and accurately in a variety of ways, using appropriate referencing and demonstrating information/digital literacy.

be able to independently appraise the portrayal of these events, relating them to contemporary global challenges such as contested memory, the legacies of mass violence, racism and persecution.

be able to analyse and critique the portrayal of the historical past in films and memoirs, evaluating their role in the construction of historical narratives over time.

be able to demonstrate wide and deep historical knowledge of the experience, events, memory and historiography of the period 1939-1944 in France.