Start Date
14-12-2021 2:15 PM
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While the German Expressionist film movement and their prevalent monster characters have been significantly analyzed and researched by film scholars over the 100 years since their creation, there has yet to be any substantial, dedicated discussion on the connections between monsters from different German Expressionist films. Many seminal works on German Expressionist cinema analyze the films and monsters individually as a means for understanding the historical significance of the movement occurring at the same time as the rise of Nazism in Germany, but these works do not specifically focus on the significance of monsters dominating German Expressionist films. With this research proposal, I intend to explore the connections between various portrayals of monsters throughout German Expressionist cinema and what these connections reveal about the significance of monsters within the historical context of interwar Germany. I expect to write a research paper exploring the significance behind connecting these German Expressionist monsters, which I hope will in turn extend the discussion on the significance of monsters in cinema and the horrific truths that they reveal about our societies.
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The Significance of Monsters in German Expressionist Cinema
While the German Expressionist film movement and their prevalent monster characters have been significantly analyzed and researched by film scholars over the 100 years since their creation, there has yet to be any substantial, dedicated discussion on the connections between monsters from different German Expressionist films. Many seminal works on German Expressionist cinema analyze the films and monsters individually as a means for understanding the historical significance of the movement occurring at the same time as the rise of Nazism in Germany, but these works do not specifically focus on the significance of monsters dominating German Expressionist films. With this research proposal, I intend to explore the connections between various portrayals of monsters throughout German Expressionist cinema and what these connections reveal about the significance of monsters within the historical context of interwar Germany. I expect to write a research paper exploring the significance behind connecting these German Expressionist monsters, which I hope will in turn extend the discussion on the significance of monsters in cinema and the horrific truths that they reveal about our societies.
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Mentor: José García Moreno