{"id":4614,"date":"2023-01-15T00:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-204pinsker\/?page_id=4614"},"modified":"2023-01-18T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:30:29","slug":"lincoln-and-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-204pinsker\/course-syllabus\/lincoln-and-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln and Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBased on a true story,\u201d that means it\u2019s not a true story and should neither be judged \u2013nor defended\u2013 as one. —“Warning: Artists at Work,”<\/a> 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Essential Question<\/h2>\n

Should teachers use historical movies like “Lincoln” in the classroom?<\/p>\n

Video Gateway<\/h2>\n

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Above: scene from “Lincoln” depicting private conversation between President and Lincoln and Thaddeus Stevens on January 14, 1865<\/a> following a “grand reception” at the White House. See classroom handout<\/a> that Prof. Pinsker uses with this scene. Below find selected historical figures and their corresponding actors from the “Lincoln” movie as detailed in the “Cast of Characters”<\/a> from the unofficial guide.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHere\u2019s my rule: Ask yourself, \u2018Did this thing happen?\u2019 If the answer is yes, then it\u2019s historical. Then ask, \u2018Did this thing happen precisely this way?\u2019 If the answer is yes, then it\u2019s history; if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it\u2019s historical drama.\u201d –Tony Kushner, “Lincoln” scriptwriter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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