Book & Film: Shadows of the Civil War

Conversation group with d.a.i. teacher Scott Stelle.

Veranstaltungdetails

Step into the haunted landscapes of the American South – its decaying plantations, desolate battlefields, and divided homesteads. In works like Cold Mountain, The Beguiled, and Ride with the Devil, the Civil War becomes more than a setting – it’s a crucible of moral conflict, fractured identity, and fragile hope. Blending literary realism with Southern Gothic

atmosphere, these stories reveal a world where beauty and brutality

coexist, and where love, loyalty, and survival are constantly tested.

Join us each month as we read, view, and discuss how authors and

directors reimagine the Civil War not as a tale of glory, but as a story of

endurance, conscience, and the lingering shadows that still define the

American soul.

9.1.: Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997; film 2003)
6.2.: Thomas P. Cullinan, The Beguiled (1966: film, 2017)
6.3.: Daniel Woodrell, Woe to Live On (1987: film, Ride with the Devil, 1999)

In English

Veranstaltungsort: Location: d.a.i. hall