Course syllabus
Course Outline
Germany on Screen: Modern German Cultural History through Film
An introduction to modern German cinema from the 1950s to the present, particularly as it relates to the cultural, historical and social development of modern Germany.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
10 x CANVAS-tests @ 2% = 20%
1 essay = 30%
Final Exam: = 50%
CANVAS-tests:
You are required to view the scheduled films before the lectures. The CANVAS-tests will examine your content-knowledge of each film. We recommend that you download and print the questions for the relevant film prior to viewing and try to answer them as you watch the movie. You will then have to log on to CANVAS to complete the actual multi-choice test online. You will not receive immediate feedback on your answers, however your mark will be available as soon as you have completed the test. Remember that you need to sit the test in the week prior to the week of lectures about it, i.e. the first CANVAS-test on “Marriage of Maria Braun” will close on Monday, 13 March at 11.30pm. It is not possible to sit the test at a later date unless you can present a medical certificate.
Viewing options:
All films presented in class are available to view as short loans in the AV-Library (located in the General Library) for your convenience. Make sure not watch the films at the very last opportunity before your CANVAS test closes as there may be a high demand for the DVDs around that time.
Essay:
The essay will focus on the first two modules of the course (The War and its Legacies / The German Western). Due date for the essay is 15 May, 4pm at Arts Assignment Centre (3rd floor of ARTS 1).. No extensions will be given unless accompanied by a medical certificate. As this essay will be scanned by anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin.com), you are required to submit an electronic copy in addition to your hard copy. Your essay cannot be marked unless it has been scanned by Turnitin. Essay topics can be found in the course reader.
Recommended reading: Please refer to TALIS for a detailed week by week reading list:
- Frederick Ott: The Great German Films, Citadel Press 1986 (Short Loan: 791.430943 O89)
- Thomas Elsaesser and Michael Wedel: The BFI companion to German Cinema, British Film Institute 1999 (Short Loan: 791.430943 E49b)
- Tim Bergfelder et al.: The German Cinema Book, BFI Publishing, 2002
- Sabine Hake: German National Cinema, Routledge 2002 (Short Loan: 791.430943 H15g)
- Robert Reimer and Reinhard Zachau: German Culture through film, Focus Publishing 2005
- David Clarke: German Cinema since Unification, Continuum 2006
- Stephen Brockmann: A critical history of German film [electronic resource], Camden House 2010
Lecturers:
Dr Stephan Resch (Course coordinator)
Arts 2, Room 411
Dr Nicole Perry
Arts 2, Room 413
Dr Anna Bauer
Arts 2, Room 414
Lecture Plan
Germany on Screen: Modern German Cultural History through Film
Lecture: Tuesday 10-11 pm (Clock Tower 105-018) and Thursday 2-3 pm (Clock Tower East 119 – G25)
Tutorial 1) Friday 11-12 (Arts 1, 206-220 ), Tutorial 2) Friday 10-11 (206-302)
Week / Date Lecture Tutorial
Week 1
7.3 / 9. 3 Introduction to Post-War German Cinema (SR)
Introduction to Modern German Cinema (SR) No tutorial
Module 1: The War and its Legacies
Week 2 (SR)
14.3 / 16.3 The Marriage of Maria Braun (R.W. Fassbinder) Fassbinder
Week 3 (NP)
21.3 / 23.3 Germany, Pale Mother (Sanders-Brahms) Sanders-Brahms
Week 4 (SR)
28.3 / 30.3 Germany in Autumn (multiple directors) Ger. in Aut.
Module 2: The German Western
Week 5 (NP)
4.4 / 6. 4 Winnetou and the Crossbreed (Harald Philipp) Philipp
Week 6 (Guest) The Sons of Great Bear (Josef Mach) No tutorial
11.4. / 13. 4. (Good Friday)
Mid-semester break
Week 7 (NP). Manitu’s Shoe (Bully Herbig) Herbig
2.5. / 4.5.
Module 3: The Other Germany
Week 8 (SR)
9.5. / 11. 5. Head-On (Fatih Akin) Akin
Week 9 (NP)
16.5. / 18. 5. The All Round Reduced Personality (Helke Sander) Sander
Week 10 (AB)
23.5. / 25. 5. Romeos (Sabine Bernardi) Bernardi
Module 4: Two Germanys
Week 11 (SR)
30.5. / 1.6. The Lives of Others (F. H. v. Donnersmarck) Donnersmarck
Week 12 (SR)
6.6. / 8. 6. Good-Bye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker) Becker/Review
Additional information
- Weblinks for Tuakana mentor / equity support for Maori and Pasifika studentstuakana.german@auckland.ac.nz
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- Referencing: To find out how to reference academic essays appropriately, please refer to: cite.auckland.ac.nz
- Plagiarism: The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the world-wide web. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
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- To find out about Disability Services: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/eo-equity-office/eo-disability-services
- To find out about Student Learning Services: http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/student-learning/index.php?p=slc_locations
Course summary:
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