German Film and Media

The course will treat various aspects of German cinema and media: historical, cultural, aesthetic, political, technical, etc. In a given semester, the course may deal with a certain tendency (such as the Heimat film), period (such as New German Cinema), or director (such as Lang, Murnau, Fassbinder, or Wenders). Lectures and work will be done in English; films will be shown in the original language with subtitles. May be taken more than once for credit provided topic is different.