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Academic Year 2001/2002
Fascinating Fascism: Cinema and the Third Reich, 1933-1945
GERM 251 SP
This course will survey the German cinematic output during the Third Reich, 1933-45. It will take into account films that were made specifically for propagandistic purposes and those for entertainment. We will also
examine several films made in
Hollywood, many of them by German and Austrian émigrés, that respond to National Socialism. Among the chief concerns of the course are: defining the principles of fascist aesthetics; analyzing the careers of key figures
(e.g., Leni Riefenstahl); coming t
o terms with the cinematic allure that Nazism has had over time. The course will include readings in film criticism and cultural history of the period.
MAJOR READINGS
Films by Veit Harlan, Fritz Hippler, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Detlef Sierck (Douglas Sirk) and others.
Detlev J.K. Peukert, INSIDE NAZI GERMANY
Eric Rentschler, THE MINISTRY OF ILLUSION: NAZI CINEMA AND
ITS AFTERLIFE
A course reader
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Mid-term exam, film journal, final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Participants in the course should have a general interest in German history and culture. Attendance required. Course fee: $45.00.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GERM
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Isenberg,Noah
- Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; ...W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: JUDD116
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 50)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 10 Jr. non-major: 10 SO: 10 FR: 10
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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