WESTERN CIV IN THE MOVIES

WCIM Presentation questions will appear on the Final Exam.

project directions & grading criteria in the syllabus

Suggested Movies

There are plenty of other films not listed here that may be good candidates for the project. These will be considered upon request. The Internet Movie Database is a good place to start for information about these films.
For lots of ideas, also see the Internet History Sourcebooks, ed. Halsall ~ Ancient, Medieval and Modern . Please note that the modern list goes beyond the Enlightenment, and our course does not.

Cleopatra
Alexander
Gladiator, Julious Caesar, Nero, or many other films on Rome
Brotherhood of the Wolf
King Arthur films
Nostradamus Longitude
Name of the Rose
Robin Hood films
Elizabeth Braveheart
A Man for All Seasons
The Serpents Kiss
Shakespeare films
Luther
Becket
Anne of a Thousand Days
The Lion in Winter
1492:/ Columbus films
Troy
Restoration
Kingdom of Heaven
The Mission
Spartacus Rob Roy Dangerous Beauty Zulu, Power of One, or films on colonialism
Presentation Schedule
Date
Teams Presenting

Friday
11/14
Carolyn Engels
Jimmy Duerr
Nick Haas
Neil Foley
Samantha Goss
300
history and story-telling in ancient Greek culture
Full class meets in 146
Eugene Law
Susan Fassler
Patrick Craner
Rob Marshall
Alexander
Macedonian army
Nicole Shull
Andrew McKay
Ben Nelson
Trevis McIntyre
Gladiator
poitical aspects of the Roman coliseum
presenting in 146 Baker
presenting in 145 Baker
Monday
11/17
Emma Carpenter
Caitlin Chism
Corey Hoffman
James(Jamie) Wahls
Tristan & Isolde
England and Ireland - Dark Ages
Laura Brown
Cassandra Ziemba
Danielle Congdon
Zac Still
Chris Pelosi
Cleopatra
history of epilepsy in Western Civ
Mary Ronan
James Cosgrave
Jason Dancks
Djuro Stegic
Michael Hennigan
Braveheart
burial rituals
traditional Scottish vs Christian
Valentine Guerrera
Marie Richey
Alex Mottern
Kevin Mahler
Braveheart
second film TBA

British imperialism
Lindsay Stahl
Christina Hand
Shannon Carpenter
Amanda Ranger
Jason Schenandoah
A Knight's Tale
jousting and social class England and France
Scott Mosher
Nate Phillips
Colby Bowman
Joe Boyle
Alfonso Merola
Robin Hood
history of Sherwood Forest
Wednesday
11/19
Andrew Hamilton
Wyatt Jacobi
Dan Tomkinson
Justin Towers
Erin O'Donnell
Beowulf
myths and heroes in Western Civilization
Full class meets in 146
Catherine Shriver
Felicia Culverwell
Danielle Hurley
Gina Cronin
Casey Langendorfer
Robin Hood
historiogrpahy and myth of Robin Hood
Mike Miles
Owen Hunter
Vin Bonomi
Kingdom of Heaven
crusades
presenting in 146 Baker presenting in 145 Baker
Friday
11/21
Dean Wellington
Rob Greer
Jason Kucharski
Derek Zipprich
Longitude
evolution of navigation technology
Mettaya Potter
Althea Spencer
Reilly Sullivan
Sam Brockdorff
Matt Schuler
1492: Conquest of Paradise
maritime technology
Kendra Nash
Steve Tyrrell
Alexandra Guitard
Cassie Pinkoski
Jen Evershed
Anazapta
The Black Death
Mike Chiverton
Ashley Askey
Pete Currier
Stephanie Meadows
Rory Murphy
Restoration
plague in 17th century Europe
Victoria Reinhart
Fernando Maldonado
Amanda Diebel
Hilary-Anne Coppola
Dangerous Beauty
social repression of women in 16th century Venice
Jessica Ortiz
Doryn Robinson
Darian Coker
Brittany Meeks
Dangerous Beauty
education of courtesans vs. elite women in 16th century Venice
Monday
11/24
Mike Cook
Meagan Pepper
Chris Powers
Ryan Roberts
Erin Sweeney
Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitance, land and gender roles
Full class meets in 146
Shawn Ruzzi
Sarah Gluck
Bob Moesch
Ryan Collins
Tony Licari
The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne Bolyn's influence on Henry VIII & English Reformation
Lauren Mitchell
Jeremy Dalton
Emily Bonk
Jeremy Tanner
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
the potoato: introduction and impact on Europe
Monday
12/1
Molly Cholette
Josh Menard
Mitchell Crimi
Elena Clarke
Shakespeare in Love
theater and social class in Elizabethan England
Full class meets in 146
Katherine McKissick
Kaylee Meredith
Steven DeSocio
Nick Narolis
Stefanie Lewis
Rob Roy
Scotland & social class
Sean Sunser
Michelle Badolato
Catherine Cort
Danielle Blumrick
Justin Canfield
The Mission
effect of Jesuits on European colonialism