Spelfilmens påverkan på gymnasieelevers historiefilmslitteracitet : En kvalitativ undersökning om historiebruket i spelfilmen 300

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to explore how upper secondary school students relate to popularhistorical stories conveyed via Hollywood films, if they can identify and relate critically to the use of history used in feature films and how it affects their history film literacy. That students gain an understanding that history is used and in what ways it can be used is a fundamental factor within the subject of history. Previous studies show that many students have difficulty distinguishing between what is historical fact and what is fiction.To explore this, a qualitative study was carried out using observations and the participants’ writtentexts. The theoretical starting points are based on Klas-Göran Karlsson’s typology of use of history, Louise Rosenblatt’s efferent and aesthetic reading and Maria Deldéns historical film literacy. Kenneth Nordgren’s model of historical use was also included in the analysis of the results. The results show that the students were able to identify different uses of history in the feature film 300 with the help of Karlsson’s typology. However, it appeared somewhat problematic as they had difficulty distinguishing some of the uses. The results also showed that it is a good idea to combine efferent reading with aesthetic reading to strengthen the students’ historical film literacy. However, if may be beneficial to use a historical feature film that contains fewer fictional elements. The use of feature film in the education also showed that the students became more engaged in the teaching.