ClassInfo - Spring 2018 German Classes

Spring 2018 | GER 1911W Section 001: Film, Art, & Politics in Berlin: Urban Space & Culture, 1900-Now (67498)

Instructor(s): Rick Mc Cormick
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Tue 04:00PM - 07:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Folwell Hall 106
Enrollment Status:: Open (19 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Explore Berlin and its history while studying German film in this freshman seminar abroad. Spend spring break in Berlin, the vibrant cultural, political, and film capital of Germany. Learn about the German film industry, a serious rival to Hollywood in the Roaring 1920s, and how it fell under state control, first under the Nazis and then in Communist East Germany. Later Germany was re-unified, the Soviet Union collapsed, and there was more prosperity--and problems. While in Berlin, explore the Olympic Stadium, the Film Museum of Berlin, the Holocaust Memorial, remnants of the Berlin Wall, Sans Souci Castle, and the famous Ufa and Defa film studios. At home and abroad, you will discuss how German film has been intertwined with German history and politics, and how that role has evolved over time.
Class Notes:: Class time includes film showing. This course involves a study abroad component to Germany during Spring Break Break 2018. Please note that you must also apply for this seminar through the Learning Abroad Center. For more information, visit: https://umabroad.umn.edu/programs/europe/berlin-film/.
Class Description:: Same as course catalog description.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Any freshman may take this class.
Learning Objectives:: This course fulfills the Liberal Education (LE) requirement for Global Perspectives and is Writing Intensive (WI). Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):"understand the role of creativity … and expression" as they are relevant to the way in which films are made, and to the way films (as opposed to essays or textbooks, for instance) communicate cultural and political content.
Grading:: Two 5-pp. papers (25% each), the first on a film we have studied (you will write a first draft, get feedback, and then write a final draft), the second a reflection paper (or blog) on the course and the study abroad experience; Moodle responses to individual films (20%); a journal in Berlin with daily reflections on field trips and other experiences (10%); finally, attendance & participation (20%).
Exam Format:: No final exam.
Class Format:: Lecture/discussion; in-class film showings.
Workload:: About 30 pages of reading per week; written assignments: see Grading above.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67498/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 11 October 2017

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