The Image of Germans in Cs. propaganda documents at 50 and 60´s

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To present in examples the film language of Czech propaganda films.

Mode of study:

Lecture with screening.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Course contents:

The image of Germans in Czech-Slovak propoganda dcoumentaris of the 1950s and 60s.

or avengers and nazi killers in the West and agents in our country.

„Germans, wake up! In the east is danger! Communisim will take your happiness, your fortune, you must defend yourself! You need space to live - Lebensraum! View to the east!“

Our West German neighbors were encouraged by the suggestive voice of the documentary commentary „The Federal Army is Marching“ (1962) and in the image German pre-school children are „marching“ and the camera studies them.

„On West German boulevards are non-descript bulidngs of Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, the CIA... From these places emerge transformed people who are tasked to battle by all means against socialist countries“ warns the film commentary. „He came from a Split City“ (1962) and we see photos of spies which our socialist intelligence, luckily, caught.

This module acquaints students with an image of Germans, presented by Czechoslovak propoganda documentary films of the 1950s and 60s. It will focus on a formal deconstructing of these films containing purely edited political documentaries and documentary criminal reproductions. As well, it will attempt to uphold the idea, that the selected films are not dumb nor unimportant.

They are „only“ repellent in content.

A good propoganda documentary is recognized, particularly, according to that which the audience is not aware of. That they are influenced by it and they accept its opinion and stance. Some of these films, even after 50 years are able to do this. Ath the close, as the film commentary encourages „The German Language doesn't know the Word “Vengance„ (1960), and that “the Prussian march has to go somewhere.„ Don't forget this,“ since the Third World War is to be decided in only one manner, how to deal with the re-unified Germany."

Recommended or required reading:

Propaganda documentaries.

Assessment methods and criteria:

50% attendance, 50% paper.

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This module is recommended primarily for Documentary students.

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