Department of English

Taught in English.  This course offers an introduction into the history of
 German-language cinema with an emphasis on depictions of lesbian, gay,
 bisexual, trans and queer themes.  The course provides a chronological survey
 of Queer German Cinema from its beginnings in the Weimar Republic to its most
 recent and current representatives, accompanied throughout by a discussion of
 the cultural-political history of gay rights in the German-speaking world.
 Over the course of the semester, students will learn not only cinematic
 history but how to write about and close-read film.  No knowledge of German or
 previous knowledge required.