ABSTRACT
As part of their degree requirements, undergraduate students enrolled in film programs are usually expected to write a handful of film history essays, specifying their topic of historical inquiry in a proposal inclusive of annotated bibliography. On occasion, film undergraduates are asked to narrow down their film topics by writing a literature review, and, only rarely, they are exposed to other possibilities for original work such as producing oral histories and audiovisual essays dealing with film history. This chapter will review the process for film historical research contextualizing it for the undergraduate student population. Suggested topics in film history will be outlined followed by sample abstracts and questions for discussion.
