Films to be watched:
"Tehran Has No More Pomegranates"
"Once Upon A Time"
"Amir Kabir"
"Afsaneh Soltan"
"Imam Ali"
"Saladin"
"Sinbad"
"Aladdin"
Questions to be answered:
Is history really just archiving?
If no, who is to interpret narratives?
Should we consider modern reinterpretations of the past as part of history?
Do these narratives tell us more of the time they were produced in, as opposed to the time they wish to depict?
How would you place myths that shape a history of a people and/or a nation?
Finally, which do you consider more powerful: history as academia or history as entertainment?
Drink up. I hope you win.