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Historical Adaptations, concept: interpretation, knowledge dissemination,…

- - - - Would it be better if knowledge are shared but altered or not known at all?
- - - - Relation to concept: Power,
- - - - raises the questions : Do we have an ethical responsibility to search for historical truths?
  - - - dysfunction in knowledge dissemination leads to both an epistemic wrong (important knowledge isn’t shared) and an ethical wrong (the knower is harmed in a way that undermines what it means to be human).
- - - - Knowers misinterpret history because a well-known and existing believe had already been induced in the notion. They are commonly hindsighted by the mass produced entertainment shows without much elaboration
    - - As history is a conflict of cultures, it is common for anyone to prefer what they had been experience through personal experiences. Knowledge will always be filtered by cognitive bias, and it is inevitable. thus, as the "History is written by the victors" goes, many historical knowledge will always have a tendency to be more on one side than the other
- - - - Key terms: Based on true events
    - - what effect does this have on our perception of the events featured in the show?
        
        When people look only at the face value, that is, perceive the show as historical reality, they tend to end up misinterpreting history (for eg: the queen in Bridgerton is portrayed by a black woman. This may result in people believing that this was how life was really like for most black women at the time)
        
        This could result in altering history for the knower in the way the knower perceives it
      - Reinterpret history, Stereotypes
      - "Casting People of Colour in the court was a conscious decision to reinterpret and retell history."
      - Colourblind Casting: Casting actors whose skin color and looks vastly differ from the literary or historical characters they portray onscreen.
      - series adaptation of the novel 'Bridgerton' by Julia Quinn
        
        Bridgerton is set in the British court of 1813, where some of the main characters are People of Colour - an atypical look and feel to previously all-white film adaptations like Pride and Prejudice.
      - Does this enable us to empathize more with the past - and therefore access the truth about it?
        
        Yes, as the past is altered and represented in a more positive light, it affects our perspective and thoughts on it
    - - Key terms: Historical accuracy, Factual tinkering, Audience appeal, Artistic licence, Critical thinking
    - - Key terms include: Accuracy, Truth, Fake history
    - - "We’re going through a moment where we don’t trust our politicians – and to portray a politician who is honest and truthful"
      - "The film focuses instead on the younger cast who have, it must be said, a sexier story"
      - include : which ties in with a new film examining his legacy. What drives the reevaluation of historical events and people? Key terms Interpretation, Reevaluation, National story
      - Actor - “I only knew him as history has sent him down to us"
        
        raises the question: was the History written by its victors?
    - - It is used more for English and Drama rather than History in its educational context
      - Author defended that it is a fable, although it wasnt clear (?)
      - Students that has taken part identifies its inaccuracy yet still calls it realistic. Also they misinterpreted it “students come to us and literally think the Holocaust IS The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas” :
      - "that ‘ordinary Germans’ held little responsibility and were by and large ‘brainwashed’ or otherwise entirely ignorant of the unfolding atrocities”
      - Key terms : innacuracies and fallacies, contested, truthful, misconceptions
    - - Racially inaccurate, existing versions have exaggerated creativity
      - "deliberate inaccuracies of expression make Anne what she inevitably is to modern audiences: a woman destroyed and then remembered as ahead of her time"
        
        A simple change in diction and tone change an entire character towards the modern knowers.
      - Self acknowledgement "inspired by truth ... and lies" is
      - Anne’s life that stressed her historical importance by mixing facts with inventions – even with fantasy
      - "Most of the real Anne’s writings are lost to history, but this novel works with our desire for the “true” story by imagining it at an emotional and psychological level."
      - Key terms: Historical inaccuracy, Agreed-upon facts, Imaginative creation
    - - Key Terms: Pathos, Merge fiction and reality, Distance, Raise awareness vs. [be] exploitative