Episode 28 - Chatting about Historical Movies with Kevin Winterhalt

Off-Campus History

On today’s episode, we chat about all things historical movies! I’m joined by Kevin Winterhalt, previous Off-Campus History alumnus and PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado-Boulder. His research examines the intersection of professional sports and politics in the modern United States.

It’s a bit more of an informal chat today as we dive into our thoughts on historical films generally. When it comes to movies, what does “historical accuracy” really mean to us? What are some of the best historical films we’ve seen, and what are some of the worst? Plus, we talk about some historical events and figures that would make for interesting and/or important movies!

For those who’d like to learn more about on-screen portrayals of history, check out Monica MacDonald’s book Recasting History: How CBC Television Has Shaped Canada’s Past (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s, 2019). Also, for those interested in the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer biography mentioned toward the end of the episode, that was Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (New York: A.A. Knopf, 2005).

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