Denial

For this task you will write a 1250 words critical reflection on the film and the themes it raised. Your assignment will be based on your viewing of the film and readings related to the David Irving and Deborah Lipstadt trial.

Your critical reflection should discuss:

How well the film portrayed the academic processes or writing history?

How well did it show why Irving's views were not 'proper' history

Should matters of history go to trial?

What role did historians play in the trial?

What did the outcome of the trial reveal about the nature of historical evidence and interpretation?

What have you learned about the process of history and the value of history from thinking about this trial and its media representation?

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Background understanding

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Richard Evans

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Discuss the chapter that you read from Evans' book - did you all read the same chapter?

- How did Evans describe his role in the trial?

- what does his book reveal about Irving

-What does it suggest about Lipstadt?

The Film

(Without giving away things you want to write about in your review)

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• What struck you about the film?
• How well did it portray what historians do?
• What did it not portray well?