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GM4003 Framing the Fifties. Mediating German National Identity in Post-War Cinema in East and West

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Prof S D Allan

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Module Staff

Prof S Allan

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Module description

With its dual focus on the Adenauer Era (1949-1963) in the FRG and the Stalinist/Post-Stalinist era (1949-1961) in the GDR, this module will explore the importance of this period for an understanding of German-German history and politics during the Cold War. While the first half of the module focuses on films produced during the long 1950s, the second half considers how this period is refracted through the lens of filmmakers working in the two German states during the 1970s and early 1980s. By considering post-war German cinema from three critical perspectives (genre, gender and stardom) the module will suggest ways in which the cinemas of East and West Germany 鈥� often regarded as two distinct entities 鈥� can be put in dialogue with each other.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS GM2004 OR PASS GM2008

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 1.5hr seminar (x 11 weeks)

Intended learning outcomes

  • gained an understanding of the Adenauer era in the FRG and the Stalinist/Post-Stalinist era in the GDR and the role of film in mediating the history of the Cold War
  • developed a set of analytical tools (star theory, theory of genre) and be able to apply these to the analysis of cinema
  • gained an understanding of the relationship between East and West German film cultures in both the 1950s and 1970s/80s and the contested nature of gender relations in the cinmea of these periods
  • gained an understanding of the inter-relationship between popular cinema and art-house cinema