GER262
The Split Screen: Reconstructing National Identities in West and East German Cinema
Subject code
GER
Course Number
262
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
J. Kazecki
Course Long Title
The Split Screen: Reconstructing National Identities in West and East German Cinema
Description
This course investigates selected works of West and East German cinematic production after 1945. Students engage a broad range of topics and issues that define the popular view of Germany and its culture today. They discuss Germany's Nazi past, the postwar division of the country and its reunification in 1990, the legacies of the 1968 generation, and the role of minorities in contemporary Germany. The course also provides students with basic tools of film analysis, which are used in the discussion of cinematic art and in the analysis of the specific aesthetic qualities of a film. Conducted in English.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
INDS Program Relationship
IDEU - EUS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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Class Restriction
Exclude First Years