GERM 269 - German Film for MajorsSemester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Students in this course attend the same seminar meetings as in GERM 265 but do readings in German, attend a separate discussions class, and take separate exams.
Topic for 2014/15a: Nazi Cinema: Propaganda, War, and Mass Entertainment. During the twelve years of Nazi rule in Germany, film played an essential role in propagating the regime’s ideological and aesthetic norms. Keenly aware of cinema’s powerful influence on the public, the Nazi regime quickly seized control of the industry to utilize film’s potential to manipulate the masses. The course covers the wide spectrum of film production from notorious propaganda, such as Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will or Jew Süss, to more subtle promotion of ideology in entertainment films and musicals, such as Wunschkonzert and The Great Love, featuring Zarah Leander. We also examine the legacy of Nazi Cinema in Germany after the war and the different ways of handling or avoiding the dark past in the divided country and the two separately emerging film industries. Ms. Ungurianu.
Prerequisite: GERM 230 , GERM 239 or the equivalent.
Two 75-minute periods.
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