Film Studies Daily Log

Monday, October 11

We watched more of our second film interpretation of Reconstruction, the PBS documentary of that name, then discussed briefly how it compares not only to Birth of a Nation  but also to the mainstream interpretation of Reconstruction throughout the twentieth century.

HW due Tuesday:
There will be a quiz covering:
* Birth of a Nation
* the historical handout on Reconstruction from Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States.
* the parts we watched from the documentary film Reconstruction