GERM 315 - German Film

Institution:

Williams College

Subject:

German

Description:

This course combines a survey of German film history and an introduction to visual literacy. Students will learn how to critically examine films as aesthetic media and cultural artifacts, and will explore texts and films that demonstrate and challenge the idea of a national cinema. The films we will watch include those by directors such as Rye, Wegener, Lubitsch, Wiene, Murnau, Reiniger, Sternberg, Lang, Dudow and Brecht, Siodmak, Sierck, von Baky, Riefenstahl, Staudte, Wolf, Carow, Maetzig, Reinl, Kluge, Fassbinder, Herzog, Schlondorff, von Trotta, Farocki, Wenders, Sanders-Brahms, Buttgereit, Schlingensief, Ottinger, Tykwer, Akin, Petzold, Weingartner, Edel, Aladag, Samdereli, and others.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

GERM 201 or the equivalent

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Other

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.williams.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 597-3131

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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