How do you write history after finding yourself on the wrong side? This course explores French representation of WWII Nazi Occupation. We will trace the evolution of the unseen "army of shadows" into the seen symbol of French patriotism and analyze the tension between the hidden shame of collaboration and the atoning power of myth. The dual realities of collaboration and resistance force us to confront not only what was visible and obscured, but also what was projected and ignored. While rooted in a French context, this course will also consider our own nation's history of memorializing and myth-making.