FS/HS 342g - Contemporary German Film

German unification marked the beginning of a new era in German film: a generation of young filmmakers developed new forms of film aesthetics. Beginning in 1989, the time of fundamental changes in Europe and the postwar world, a strong desire for filmic investigation and invention emerged. The most interesting films of this artistic and cultural new beginning display intriguing relations to these social-political transitions. Berlin has been at the crossroads of these developments. Since the breakdown of the iron curtain, the city has sought to restore its status as a center for the global film industry, as it was at the beginning of the 20th century. In short: Berlin is the place where one cannot only observe contemporary German film, but also directly grasp its dynamics and movement. In our course, we will examine major representatives of the contemporary German film scene. We will learn about trends, schools, and genres and about historical and aesthetic developments of German cinema. Categories like gender, race, class and their intersectional relations will structure our deep readings of the films. We will also explore the lively film city through various field trips around Berlin

Course Information

Discipline(s):

Film Studies
History

Term(s) Offered:

Fall
Spring

Credits:

3

Language of instruction:

German

Contact Hours:

45

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