Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46
This course will look at a number of key German-language films and directors from the past seven decades to examine the changing discourse and shifts in representation of the Nazi legacy in Germany and Austria. The course will proceed chronologically, encompassing both fiction and documentary film, offering the opportunity to compare and draw connections between films from different periods and of diverse genres.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will look at a number of key films and directors from the past seven decades to examine the changing discourse and shifts in representation of the Nazi legacy in Germany and Austria. The course will proceed chronologically, encompassing both documentary and fiction films, thereby encouraging students to draw connections and comparisons between films from different periods and of diverse genres. We will begin by looking at the first film made in postwar Germany, Die Mörder sind unter uns (Staudte, 1946), proceed to analyse key films of the New German Cinema and New Austrian Film movements, and conclude by looking at a recent treatment of the Nazi legacy by renowned filmmaker of the Berlin School, Christian Petzold. We will also examine documentaries which detail the fraught endeavour of confronting a family or personal legacy of National Socialism, and the phenomenon of the ‘comedic turn’ in German fiction films about Adolf Hitler. Throughout, students will be encouraged to consider how cinema can both reflect and shape debates and controversies related to confronting the Nazi past in the German and Austrian context.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 18 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
| Feedback |
Essays are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Additional informal feedback on performance and seminar participation is offered in seminars. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.
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Word Count | 3500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of a number of key Austrian and German films from different periods and of diverse genres, which treat the Nazi legacy |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing films. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop the ability to critically analyse the set films in their social and cultural contexts. |
| Procedural | Apply | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Gain understanding of the evolution of filmic representations of the Nazi past in German and Austrian cinema since 1945 |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Improve ability to evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
All presentations receive grades and are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks. Essays are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Additional informal feedback on performance and seminar participation is offered in seminars. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. Feedback - students give presentations in different weeks and receive individual feedback within two weeks of their presentation being held |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of a number of key Austrian and German films from different periods and of diverse genres, which treat the Nazi legacy |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing films. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop the ability to critically analyse the set films in their social and cultural contexts. |
| Procedural | Apply | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Gain understanding of the evolution of filmic representations of the Nazi past in German and Austrian cinema since 1945 |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Improve ability to evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Essays are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Additional informal feedback on performance and seminar participation is offered in seminars. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
Word Count | 3500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of a number of key Austrian and German films from different periods and of diverse genres, which treat the Nazi legacy |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop the ability to critically analyse the set films in their social and cultural contexts. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Gain understanding of the evolution of filmic representations of the Nazi past in German and Austrian cinema since 1945 |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing films. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Improve ability to evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
| Procedural | Create | Have the opportunity to choose this topic for further research in the form of their dissertation |
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