552.286 (17W) Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood

Wintersemester 2017/18

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First course session
03.10.2017 14:00 - 16:00 N.0.43 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENM03002UL
Course title german Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 18 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 03.10.2017
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is: 

  • to show students how to analyze films
  • to discuss relevant cultural and historical issues and intertwine them with film discussions
  • to acquire knowledge about film history in general


Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

  • Multidisciplinary discourses on film, history and cultural aspects. 
  • Film clips
  • PS-paper
  • Presentation 


Course content

Hollywood – the inventor of great films? Many who are not into film studies might think that all outstanding film ideas originated in Hollywood. However, you might be surprised that the outset of cinematography started in Europe. Within decades the European cinema has become famous for its art and directors, such as the Germans F.W. Murnau, Robert Wiene and Fritz Lang, who invented new methods of film techniques. F.W.’s Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) can be regarded as the proto-horror film, influencing upcoming Hollywood horror-movies due to its technique, shots and thrill. Thus, admirers of American films, such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Interview with a Vampire (1994) and Blade (1998) will encounter resemblances between these movies and Nosferatu. 

However, not only films from the Weimar Republic have had in impact on “Tinseltown” (another expression for Hollywood), but also Italian, French and British. Therefore, this course will introduce several movies from these countries, such as F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960), Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960) and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now (1973). Although, we will not only talk about the “great names” and their “highbrow” films, but also about filmmakers and productions which have influenced Hollywood too, such as Dario Argento’s Giallo-masterpiece The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), which can be seen as an impetus for Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill (1980) and Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct (1992).

As the European film art has been affecting American films for a long time we are going to analyze which European films and directors have had an immense impact on Hollywood. Moreover, we will discuss and examine cultural and historical events having an importance for this leverage. 

Literature

Will be provided on moodle.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

  • Participation in class
  • PS-paper 
  • Presentation 

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Compulsory subject)
      • ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Cultural History and Theory (Compulsory subject)
      • ENM.003 Topics in American Cultural Studies ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Cultures in Close-Up ( 1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
          • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Cultures in Close-Up B ( 1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
          • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Linguistic Basis (Compulsory subject)
        • Cultures in Close-Up ( 1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
          • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Linguistic Basis (Compulsory subject)
        • Cultures in Close-Up B ( 1.0h PS / 2.0 ECTS)
          • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture (Compulsory subject)
      • 6.2 Topics in American Cultural Studies ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W) (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Culture (ab 11W)
        • Topics in Culture ( 2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.286 Topics in American Cultural Studies: The European Film Legacy: The Influence of European Cinema on Hollywood (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)

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