German Cinema at IU
Indiana University is becoming an exciting place for the study of German cinema and media. In addition to offering numerous courses on the history, theory, and analysis of German cinema, the Department of Germanic Studies and the Hermann B. Wells Library are working together to expand the university’s German cinema resources. The recent acquisition of the film periodical Lichtbildbühne (1918-1939) will enable students and faculty to pursue original research on one of the most controversial transitions in German film history (from the Weimar to the Nazi Era). In addition, students have the opportunity to take courses with members of the Department of Communication and Culture and to explore the media holdings of The David S. Bradley Film Collection, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, The Lilly Library Collection, and The Black Film Center/Archive. The university also owns a vast Instructional Film Collection, including several on German culture and language pedagogy.
In the spring of 2010, Germanic Studies will sponsor The Indiana University DEFA Project together with numerous campus, local, and international partners.
Recent undergraduate courses:
E322: The City of Moving Images (Wagner)
E323: German Cinema after the Wall (Wagner)
G390: Representations of Violence (Breger)
G418: German Silent Cinema (Wagner)
G418: What Makes Movies Tick? (Robinson)
G464: Wagner Kino (Weiner)
Recent graduate courses:
G627: Graduate Film Analysis (Wagner)
G825: Avant-Gard-“ish” German Film since the 1960s (Breger)
