Learning Outcomes:
- Apply a theoretical framework to a variety of films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Write a coherent essay that employs the theoretical framework developed by students throughout the course and that clearly displays critical and informed use of secondary literature.
- Demonstrate in your presentation that you have reflected on your own encounter with the material, including any questions emerging, or problems presented within the films and texts, as well as ideas that have led to your thinking about the themes discussed during the module in a new way.
- Understand and critically analyse issues connected with immigration, gender, prejudices, the entanglement with institutionalised power structures, marginalisation, generational conflicts and spacial (re-)negotiations.
- Analyse the way in which films engage with and negotiate historical and current affairs in the three countries.
- Understand important historical milestones in the three countries and the way they are presented and discussed through the medium of film.
- Gain an insight into country-specific dynamics of film production in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Present and communicate complex arguments in a concise manner to a peer group.
Indicative Module Content:
The module will address historical and current affairs in the three countries as portrayed though the medium of film, addressing topic such as:
immigration, disability, class, the formation of political groups and identity, gender, prejudice, institutionalised power structures, marginalisation, generational conflicts and spacial (re-)negotiations, and the role each nation plays in the world.