Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis The postwar German cinema, most notably of the 1970s and 1980s, will provide the subject with its central emphasis. The relationship between film culture and the state will be examined with reference to issues revolving around the construction of `national identity' and to theoretical proposals which have sought to establish links between the so-called collective psyche and national film produce. Provocative questions regarding the representation of history (in particular of Nazism and the division of Germany) and of sexuality will be raised by the new German films to be screened. Throughout the subject the works of postwar Autoren such as Fassbinder and Wenders and feminist filmmakers will be analysed. The impact of unification on German film culture will be examined.
Assessment Two essays (2500 words each): 80% + Examination (1 hour): 20%