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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2023 |
| Registration ID | GERMB321001 |
| Course Title | Adv Topics German Cultural St-Asia and Germany through Film |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | German |
| Instructor | Shen,Qinna |
| Times and Days | MW 01:10pm-02:30pm
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| Room Location | DAL10 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1052 This is a topics course. Course content varies. Recent topic titles include: Asia and Germany through Film; The Letter, the Spirit, and Beyond: German-Jewish Writers and Jewish Culture in the 18th and 19th Century.; Current topic description: Asia and Germany through Film. This course is interested in exploring the transnational relationship between Germany and Asian countries through the study of German-language films. It allows students not only to learn the culture, history, and politics of Germany, but also of Asian countries, specifically China, Japan, North and South Korea, Vietnam, and India. Since the 21st century is purported to become the Asian century, gaining cultural competence in Asia is an important part of a liberal arts education. The selected Asian German films cover the silent era to the present and represent a wide array of genres. Students will be acquainted with classical works by famous German directors, including Ernst Lubitsch, Richard Eichberg, Paul Wegener, Arnold Fanck, Hark Bohm, Fatih Akin, as well as by minority filmmakers of Asian origin, such as Byambasuren Davaa and Cho Sung-hyung. Important themes to consider are the colonial history of European powers and imperial Japan in Asia, the (racialized) representation of Asia and Asians in German-language film, Asian diaspora in Germany, and mutual perceptions of Germans and Asians. This course touches on prominent issues such as orientalism, race, gender, class, nation, cosmopolitanism, identity, and belonging. The language of instruction is German. Approach: Power, Inequity, and Justice (PIJ); Haverford: A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (A), Humanities (HU) Enrollment Cap: 18; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Placement Exam; Permission of Instructor |
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