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The Camera Never Lies

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Application Deadlines

Ongoing

Programme Duration

4 weeks

Academic Direction
Royal Holloway, University of London and University of London
Modes of Study
Online

Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century. This course is a short taster on the topic of the use of images and film, and their use in historical interpretation in the 20th century.

About this course

On completion of this course you will be equipped to:

  • Appreciate the significance of photographs as historical evidence in the twentieth century
  • Understand the limitations of the medium
  • Understand how individuals and institutions have looked to manipulate images to their own ends
  • Put individual images into a wider context, and in particular with reference to history
Detail of a camera lense
Put individual images into a wider context, and in particular with reference to history.