connecting imagined works to historical writings

I am presently "prepping"  for class. Among the tasks before me is making connections between the assigned readings and "imagined works" that will be shown in class. The imagined works include two feature films, documentaries, excerpts from a television series and excerpt from a novel. Because of the era in which they were produced, some of these visual works count as historical sources. Others do not constitute a historical source, but they do demonstrate how familiar some ideas are to modern audiences. There is value in understanding why today's audiences and past ones are more familiar with some ideas than others. I look forward to seeing the students engage many topics, among them culture, landscape, architecture, industry, technology, labor, race, gender and class. Always at stake will be trying to find critical ruptures - or moments when things just change -  around two key concepts: space and place.