GER 433 AFTER THE WALL: GER FILM/LIT

An examination of post-wall German literature and film. Special emphasis on texts and films that deal with the legacy of the Nazi past, terrorism, the German Democratic Republic and unification; transnational German literature and film; and the representation of minorities. Authors and filmmakers include Oliver Hirschbiegel, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Fatih Akin, Ali Samadi Ahadi, Judith Hermann, Jenny Erpenbeck, and Christian Kracht.