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dc.contributor.authorMcKeown, Luke Danielen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-20T09:57:51Z
dc.date.available2008-08-01T11:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2008en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationMcKeown, L. D. (2008). (Re)presenting the Past: Historiographical and Theoretical Implications of the Historical Docudrama (Thesis, Master of Arts (MA)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2230en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/2230
dc.description.abstractThis thesis contributes to the growing body of scholarship surrounding historical and filmic representations of the past. Moreover, it seeks to further the understanding and practical use of this sub-field in history by examining two films: Amistad (1997); and, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006). Building on the insistence of scholars such as Robert Rosenstone and Hayden White, this thesis seeks to evaluate historical films on their own terms as representations of the past that must be judged according to their own conventions. Cinema's attraction to historical subjects is not a recent phenomenon. However, the past two decades, have seen a marked increase in the academic critique of 'historical films' - most notably Hollywood features and television documentaries. Moreover, the appetite of the general public for filmic treatment of historical topics continues unabated. While it is agreed that historical film cannot be judged according to the criteria used in accessing traditional modes of historical representation, there is little agreement about what criteria, precisely, should be used in evaluating historical films' historical attributes and implications. This thesis commences with a general theoretical and methodological survey of the literature in this relatively new sub-field. It then analyses the film Amistad and its reception and criticism amongst historical professionals. This analysis, coupled with the findings of the first chapter, forms the basis for an original and independent review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley, a film that has not yet been widely critiqued by historians. The thesis suggests how historical films may be fruitfully evaluated in ways that are sympathetic both to the peculiar exigencies of the medium and the traditional concerns of historical scholarship.en_NZ
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dc.publisherThe University of Waikatoen_NZ
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dc.subjecthistoryen_NZ
dc.subjectfilmen_NZ
dc.subjectHollywooden_NZ
dc.subjectcinemaen_NZ
dc.subjectThe Wind That Shakes the Barleyen_NZ
dc.subjectAmistaden_NZ
dc.subjectRobert Rosenstoneen_NZ
dc.subjectHayden Whiteen_NZ
dc.subjectRobert Toplinen_NZ
dc.subjecthistoriophotyen_NZ
dc.subjecthistoriographyen_NZ
dc.title(Re)presenting the Past: Historiographical and Theoretical Implications of the Historical Docudramaen_NZ
dc.typeThesisen_NZ
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Waikatoen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_NZ
uow.date.accession2008-03-20T09:57:51Zen_NZ
uow.date.available2008-08-01T11:42:58Zen_NZ
uow.identifier.adthttp://adt.waikato.ac.nz/public/adt-uow20080320.095751en_NZ
uow.date.migrated2009-06-09T23:31:48Zen_NZ
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ


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