The course will address such topics as modernization, the relationship between the individual and the mass, and discourses of sexuality, race, and Germanness in early-twentieth-century German film while looking at examples of popular films, avant-garde films, and Nazi propaganda. Our screening list will include classics like Nosferatu, Metropolis, Girls in Uniform, Triumph of the Will, and Jew Suss. We will also read historical sources, film criticism, and film theory, and cover basic techniques in film "reading" and analysis. Readings and discussion in English. Films subtitled in English. Lecture/discussion format. Requirements: active class participation, informal film journals, two short papers and one longer final paper. Students must view the films outside class, either at scheduled screenings (TBA) or on reserve in the language lab.

Hour: WEINSTEIN