As you may or may not recall, a few posts ago I set myself my question (Evaluate Frost/Nixon's value as a historical source) and I provided myself with six different debates I will discuss within my essay. I've decided the most productive way to go about writing this essay is to answer and discuss the questions, then put them in essay formatting once I'm finished. This will also allow me to gather evidence to support my argument in question.
So after leafing through my questions I think the most sensible two to start with are
Why should/shouldn't films be seen as appropriate historical sources to study?
and
Is it important if films get it right?
With these two questions following my introduction, I'll have the chance to non-specifically discuss film and they're treatment of history, and begin to incorporate Frost/Nixon as my main example. I have been considering, however, discussing this topic more broadly and using a variety of historical films and their inconsistencies rather than just the one. I'm not sure about this though.
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I think those two qs are a good place to start! With whether or not to discuss more broadly the use of films as history, it would be a really interesting topic but i don't think the length wil allow you to do it well. Otherwise you'll just be mentioning aspects of each historical film you use wihtout much depth. I don't know...?! It'd be interesting though, i think it's good how we all managed to choose really varied topics and investigations!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Gabby - these are the big issues, and Frost Nixon becomes the case study.
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