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Academic Year 2002/2003

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 to 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.

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EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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