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DEUTSCHLAND83EPISODE1SUMMARY'QUANTUMJUMP'BackgroundBetween1945and1989,Germanywastwocountries.East&WestGermany.

GDR=GermanDemocraticRepublic.East

Germany.Communist.Pro-Russian.BasicallyunderRussiancontrol.Partof

theSovietUnion,theblockofEastEuropeancountriesloyaltoRussia

(Bulgaria,Romania,Hungary,Ukraine,etc).EastGermanywasabitlikeNKorea

butnotquiteasbad.DominatedbyloyaltytoRussiaandtheCommunist

Party.ThepeopleoftenhadclosefamilytiestotheWestGermansbutwereveryrestrictedintermsoftraveltothewest,

accesstofreemediaandwhattheycouldbuy.

FRG=FederalRepublicofGermany.WestGermany.Freemarket,capitalist.Pro-American.Inthe80s,therewerestillUStroopsstationedinWGermanywithmilitarybasesandmissilesitestargetedatEGermanyandRussia.Formanyyearsafterthewar,WestGermanywasdividedintoFrench,BritishandAmericansectorswithtroopsstationedinvariouscities.AtvarioustimesofincreasedtensionbetweenWestandEast,WestGermanybecameasortof‘frontline’fortheUSinEurope.Berlinwasadividedcitybetween1945and1989,aminiatureversionofthesituationinGermanyasawhole.ItwasratherlikeanislandinthemiddleofEastGermany,dividedintozoneswithEastBerlinunderRussiancontrolandWestBerlinwhichwassplitintoBritish,FrenchandAmericansectors.In1961,EastBerlin(theRussiansector)separateditselftotallyfromtheWestbybuildingaheavilyfortifiedwalltopreventlocalsfromescaping.TheBerlinWallbecameaniconicsymbolofEastGermany'shardlinecommunistpro-Russianandanti-capitalistposition.PressureformorefreedomseventuallyledtothesymbolicfallofthewallandGermanRe-unificationin1989.In1991BerlintookoverfromBonnasthecapital.


EPISODESUMMARY‘ColdWar’politicalbackgroundestablishedfromthestart.Thisisstillthepre-titlesequence;'coldopening'Noticetheinterplaybetweenthepersonalandthepolitical.importanceof80smusicincreatingamemorablenostalgicsoundtrack.AlreadywehaveabroadportraitoflifeintheEast-shortagesandpoorqualityofeverydayitems,mistrust,corruption;importanceofideology&loyaltytothecommunistparty.ColdWariconography.

1) TVshowsRonaldReagan,PresidentoftheUS,givinghisfamous'evilempire'speech-attackingtheRussialedSovietUnion.Thiswasstillthe'coldwar'erawhenEuropeandtheUSwereworriedaboutRussiaanditsEasternBlocallies.TheTVisbeingwatchedbyLenorainBonn,thecapitalofWestGermanyatthetime.LenoraisanEastGermanagentandmemberofthediplomaticstaffwhohadtheunusualprivilegeofbeingabletotravelbetweenEastandWest.SincetheendofWW2in1945,GermanywasdividedintoWestandEast.East

Germanywasarepressive,communist,pro-Russianstatewhereeverythingwascontrolledbythestate,contactwiththeWestwasillegalandtheideologywasbasedonMarxistprinciplesofstate-runcollectiveownership.2) WeareinEastGermany.Twostudentshavebeenarrestedforpossessing

illegalWesternliterature.Theyareinterrogatedbytwoborderguards.OneoftheseisthemainprotagonistMartinRauchwho,althoughyoung,seemstobeastrict,loyalofficial.Aftergivingthemasternreprimand,hereleasesthem,warningthemaboutbeingdisloyaltotheEastGerman'Fatherland'.Whentheyhavegone,thetwosoldierslaugh,givingtheimpressionthattheyhavebeenputtingonanact.3) EastGermanyisworriedaboutUSplanstostationPershingnuclear

missilesinneighbouringWestGermany.AnEastGermanagentLenorapersuadeshercolleaguethattheyshoulduseMartinasanundercoveragent,sendinghimtoWestGermanyasaspytoworkalongsideseniorGermanandAmericangenerals.SheadmitsafamilyconnectiontoMartin.Inthenextscenewediscoverthatsheishisaunt.

4) Martinishomefortheweekend.ItishismotherIngrid'sbirthdayparty.

HegiveshertheShakespearebookconfiscatedfromthetwostudents.Lenoraappears.Sheishismother'ssister.MartingoesintothehousetofindhisgirlfriendAnnett.Themusicplaying(illegallyasit'sWestGerman)isNena's99RedBalloons.

5) IngridtellshersisterLenorathatsheneedsakidneytransplant.Thisis

hardintheEastasresourcesarescarce.NormallyonlygovernmentofficialsandseniormembersoftheCommunistpartyelitewouldhaveaccesstotheseprivileges.LenoragiveshersomeNescaféandWesterncigarettes–'luxury'itemsinEastGermany.ItisclearthatLenorahasconnectionswiththeWest.6) Titlesequence–fragmentedimagesofEastandEastGermany.Military,

coldwarimagesandiconography.ItincludesaTVfootagemontageshowingWGermanpresidentHelmutKohlacceptingUSmissilesonWGermansoilandEGermanpresidentErichHoneckerpraisingpeace.Thesequenceendswithfootageoftheatomicbomb.


7) Thenextday,Lenoraappearswithtwogovernmentagents.OneofthemisLenora’sclosecolleagueWalterSchweppenstette.TheywanttospeaktoMartin.Ingridisscared.TheofficerssitdownwithMartinwholooksuncomfortable.Theypraisehisexemplaryrecordasasoldier,aborderguard,andaloyalcitizen.Thereisachessboardbetweenthemandtheystarttoplay.Astheinterviewcontinuesintheotherroom,Lenorapromiseshersister

IngridthatshecanhaveakidneytransplantifsheletsMartinworkforthem.

Martin'sloyalty–concernforhismotherandgirlfriend.RuthlessnessoftheE.GermanauthoritiesClevernarrativeshift–ellipsis(omission);wedon'tseeallthedetailsofhistransfertotheWest.ThesupermarketisMoritz'sfirstglimpseoftheabundanceoflifeintheWest.Choiceofmusicissignificant.Ironic?Fast-food&socialcommentsonlifeintheWest.

8)Wecutbacktotheinterviewinthelivingroom.MartinimpressestheofficerswithhisknowledgeofEastGermanideologyandWestGermanfootball.Withoutknowingwhattheywanthimtodo,hesaysthatheispreparedtoservehiscountryandsacrificeeverythingforthe(communist)Party.TheagentstheninformhimthattheyarerecruitinghimtoworkfortheEastGermansecretservice,theHVA,intheWest.Martinisreluctant,worriedaboutleavinghisgirlfriendandhissickmother.TheruthlessSchweppenstettebreakshisfinger.(Thisistogivehimalaterexcusefornotbeingabletoplaythepiano,unliketheoriginalofficerwhoseplacehewilltake).Theyservehimcoffee.Shortlyafterthat,hepassesout.Itisclearthatthecoffeewasdrugged.9)Martincomesroundinaluxuriousbedroom.Hishandisinplaster.AWestGermanmagazine(Spiegel)isintheroom.Bewildered,helooksoutofthewindow.10)LenoraandacolleaguewhointroduceshimselfasProfessorTischbierareinthesittingroom.TheyinformMartinthatheisinBonn–atthattimethecapitalofWestGermany.Theytellhimtheplan:heistoworkundercoverasaWestGermanofficerandpersonalassistant('aidedecamp')toseniorUSandGermangenerals.HeistoworkwithGeneralEdelwhoisinchargeofworkingwiththeUSontheirPershingnuclearmissileprogramme.EdelhimselfworkscloselywithUSNatogeneralArnoldJackson.Lenorapromiseshimaflatandacaroncehereturnshomeafterthemission.ShegiveshimWesternclothes-aPumaT-Shirt,jeansandtrainers.11)Martinappearsinhisnewclothes.Herunsaway,intothestreet,ashoppingcentreandasupermarketwhereheisamazedbythechoiceofproducts.Themusicplayinginthesupermarketis80shit'SweetDreamsAreMadeofThis'bytheEurythmics.12)ProfessorTobiasTischbierfindshimandpersuadeshimtoco-operate,appealingtohisloyaltyandloveofhiscountry.HepointsoutthedangersofthepoliticalsituationandtheUSmissilethreatstohishome.'Thecoldwarisgettinghotter'.

13)Martiniseatingaburger.ProfessorTcommentsthattheWestGermangovernmentkeepsitscitizenshappybykeepingthemfat,lazyandcomplacent.Hesaystheycallthisindifference'freedom'.WelearnthatProfTlovesEastGermany,hecomesfromtherebuthasnotbeenbacksincethesixties.SensingMartin'sreluctance,Tobiassays“Weallwanttogohomebut


Clevernarrativemontage–showshoweditingcanbeusedtoshrinktime.(ellipsis)

someonehastomakesurethatthere’sanEastGermanytogohometo”.

14)Amontagesequencewiththeprofessor'svoice-overshowingMartin'strainingasanagentandaWesterncitizen.Helearnstheartofcovertphotography,lock-picking,surveillance,documentpassing.HeisgivenGermanarmyhandbooksanddictionariestostudy.HeisgivenanewID:FirstLieutenantMoritzStamm.Inflashback,wearebrieflyshownhowtheoriginalMoritzStamm,ayoungofficer,waskilledbyafemaleagentonatrain.

Alexisaninsecure,restlesscriticofWestGermany.Weareunsurewhetherhe'stheretotraphim.Humour–Moritzstruggleswiththephones.+thedisapprovinglysternreceptionistFrauNetz.RealtensionasMoritzstruggles

15)Moritz,asheisnowcalled,arrivesonthebaseandmeetsanotherundercoveragentKarlKramerwhoisalsoposingasaWestGermanfirstlieutenant.

16)MoritzmeetshisbossGeneralEdel.Tellshimhebrokehisfingerplayingfootballandwon'tbeabletoplaythepiano.17)Moritzmeetsanothersoldier,AlexEdel,thesonofGeneralEdel.HeismuchmorecynicalandcriticalthanhisfatherofWestGermanyanditsmilitaryposition.Alexisaleft-wingcriticoftheestablishment.HeisreadingabookbyPetraKelly,thefounderoftheGreenParty.WearenotsurewhetherhisviewsaregenuineorwhethertheyaredesignedtotrapMoritzintoexpressingsimilarviews.Moritzplaysalongandtalksaboutthose'commiea…holesintheEast'.Alexsays:'Yousoundlikemydad'.18)OverheadshotofMoritzathisdesknextdoortoGeneral'soffice.Heisstrugglingtoansweraphone.Thestony-facedreceptionistFrauNetzlooksathimdisapprovingly.Moritz'sjobistogatherintelligencereportsaboutEastGermanyandtheSovietUnionreadyforameetingbetweenGeneralEdelandGeneralJackson.EdelsendsMoritzintotowntobuycigarettesforJackson.19)BackintheEast,ataschoolinMoritz'shometown,girlfriendAnnettapproachesMartin'smotherwhoisaPEteacher.SheisworriedthatMartinhasjustdisappeared.Hismotherdismissesherconcerns.20)Moritz/Martinisinthemilitarybarracks–adormitoryinbedsecretlypractisinghislock-pickingskillsinthedark.ATVnewsmontageshowsgrowingtensionsbetweentheUSandRussia.21)GeneralJacksonarrivesandthetwogeneralstalkaboutthepossibilityofmissilestrikesfromGermanyontheSovietUnion.EdelfeelsthatJacksondoesnotappreciatethevulnerabilityofGermany'sposition.(ThereisthepossibilityofRussianretaliationandthedangerofradioactivefalloutfromanuclearattack).Thegeneralsgoforlunch,leavingJackson'sbriefcaseinthelockedoffice.EdelreassuresJacksonthathisofficeisprobablythemostsecureinGermany.22)MoritzalsohaslunchinthebarrackswithotherofficerswhojokeaboutJackson'smissile'toys'.MoritzrushesbacktopickthelockofEdel'sofficeandaccessthedocumentsinJackson'sbriefcase.Therearesometensemomentsas


withthelocksandtheGeneralsareabouttoreturnfromlunch.

Moritzfailstopickthelockdirectlyandhastogainaccesswithkeysfromadesk.Hemanagestophotographthematerialandreturneverythingtonormaljustasthegeneralsreturn.FrauNetz,thereceptionist,seemshumourless,disapprovingandmistrustful.EdelsendsMoritztogetasackofcharcoalforhisBBQlaterthatdayinhonourofGeneralJackson.

Thereisacleversymmetryintheepisode'suseoftwoparties.Moritzisshowntobeclumsy.another'sister'parallel-RenateisthesisteroftheGenEdel'swife.Tensionbuildsduringthesinging.WethinkRenatemaytellthegeneralaboutMoritz'sphone-call.80smusicsoundtrack.noticethattheincreasedtensionallbasedonamisunderstandingSeveralnarrativestrandsor'arcs'aresetup,readyforepisode2.BigquestionshangoverthefateofMoritz–willhebediscovered?Willhetrytogiveuphisundercoverroleandgobackhome?WillRenaterememberwhatsheoverheard?IsAlexagenuineopponentofUS/WestGermanpolicyorishetheretotrapMoritz?

23)WeareatEdel'sBBQ.EdelintroducesMoritztohiswife.SheintroduceshimtohersisterRenateWernerwhoseemsratherforward.Edel'srebelliousandinsecuresonAlexisalsotherealongwithasisterYvonnewhoisahippy-likesinger.Moritzclumsilytriestopasshisfilmrolltoanotherguest,hisundercovercolleague(KarlKramer).MmakesanothergaffewhenheadmitstoagroupofgueststhatheoncedancedsalsatoaCubangroup.(Cuba,anothercommuniststate,hadclosetieswithEastGermanyandRussiabutdidnotallowitscitizenstotraveltotheWest.)24)AsYvonneentertainstheguestswithaGermanfolksong,Mgoesupstairs,findsaphoneandringsAnnetttotellherhe'sintheWest.HeisoverheardbyRenate.MtellshiscolleaguewhathashappenedasRenatetriestoattracthersister'sattention.RenateistoldtobequietasYvonneissinging.EdelandhiswifeobviouslydisapproveofRenatewhohasareputationfordrinkingtoomuch.KarlgivesMoritzadrugtoputinRenate'sdrink.Heeventuallysucceeds.25)Tothesoundof10CC's'I'mnotinLove'playingattheparty,thegeneralisinspectinghisfishtank.HeconfidesinMoritzoverawhisky.Heseemslonelyandunhappy,worriedaboutthepoliticalsituationwhereWestGermanyisbeingusedapawnbytheUS.Hispersonallifealsoseemsrathertroubled.26)MoritzandKarlgooutsidetofindRenateasleepinhercar.TheycarryhertoanothercarandMoritzdrivesherhome,reassuredbyKarlthat,bythenextday,shewon'trememberanythingoftheoverheardconversation.27)Mleavesatrainingruntorecovermaterialfromahide('drop')inatree.HisauntLenorasuddenlyappearsandtellshimsheispleasedwiththeinformationheprovidedasitgavedetailsabouttargetsinEastGermanyforpossibleUSmissileattacks.(ActuallytheseplanswereforNATO'wargames'ormilitaryexercises.)Shewantshimtofindoutwhenthe'attacks'willtakeplace.Moritztellsherhewantstogobackhome.Lenorablackmailshimintocontinuinghisundercoverworkbythreateningtocancelhismother'soperation."ThelivesofmillionsofEastGermansareatstake,notjustone".Moritzcontinueshistrainingrunasthecreditsroll.

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ACTIVITYAHOWARETHEMAINCHARACTERSREPRESENTEDANDCONSTRUCTED?

MartinRauch/MoritzStammplayedbyJonasNayLenoraProfessorTobiasTischbierAlexEdelGeneralEdelGeneralJacksonAnnettIngridRauch

ACTIVITYBDEUTSCHLAND83TRAILERACTIVITYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb0yFr2jVAU

1) WhydoweonlyhereEnglishinthistrailerforasubtitledGermanfilm?2) Discussthecameraworkandeditingconventions3) WhatcodesofthetrailersuggestanEastWestbinaryopposition?4) Whatotherbinaryoppositesarepresent?5) Discusstheuseofthesoundtrack'TwoTribes'byFrankieGoestoHollywood6) ComparethetrailerwiththeAmericanone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4WIfrO0aigWhatarethedifferences?Whydoyouthinktherearetwoversions–aUSandaUKone?

ACTIVITYCRepresentationsofEastandWestGermany.TheactiontakesplaceinEastandWestGermany,whichwereatthetimetwodifferentcountries.Whatarethedifferencesinthewaythetwolocationsareconstructed?ThesethemesarealsoexploredmorefullyinsuccessfulGermanfilmssuchasGoodbyeLenin(2003)andTheLivesofOthers(2007).


SOMEGENERALFACTS

• ThefirstGermanlanguageTVseriestobebroadcastintheUS• WrittenbyAnnaWingerandproducedbyherhusbandJörgWinger.• MadebyGermanproductioncompanyUFAforRTL• Only8episodes(inspiredmorebyScandinavianmodelratherthanUSwho

haveatendencytomakelongerseries)• Unusual:firstshownintheUS-June2015;notshowninGermanyuntil

November2015.ThefirstGermanseriestobesuccessfulintheUS.• Criticalacclaim–GermanyislearningtheartofwritingsuccessfulTvseries.• ItwastheshowthathelpedtorevivetheinternationalreputationofGerman

TV.• Soldin20countries• WriterAnnaWingerisAmerican,marriedtoaGermanTVproducerwho

translatedit:shesaidheraimwasnottowriteapieceofahistorytextbookbuttotellagoodstory.

• SuccessintheUSwaspartlybecauseofitscoldwartheme,itscriticismsofEastGermany

• TheserieswasusedtolaunchChannel4's'Walterpresents'serviceinJan2016,aselectionofEuropeanTVdramas.

• InEnglandittoppedforeignlanguagedramaratingswithover3mviewers.

• TheseriesfitsintoC4scorevalues–how?DoactivityJbelow.• LesspopularinGermanyitself-disappointingratings(3.2matthestartdown

to1.6m).PossiblereasonsforlowerratingsinGermany:• Lackofadvertisingandpromotionoftheseries.• ItfailedtoreachRTL'scorefemaleaudience• Popularamongyoungerviewersbutnotamongawidersegment• Discomfort–perhapsareminderofanuncomfortableperiodof

Germanhistory• Laterepisodes(therewere8intotal)didnotgripaudiencesasmuchas

thefirst

ACTIVITYDGENERALFACTS–presenttheproductioninformationonthispageinavisuallyinterestingwaythatwillhelpyoutolearnandreviseit.e.g.spiderdiagram,fivefingerdiagrametc


ACTIVITYEGENRESAGiveexamplesfromthenarrative,miseensceneandcinematographyofcodesandconventionsrelatingtothefollowinggenres.NickLaceytalksabouteachgenrehavingitsown'repertoireofelements'.Listsomeoftheelementsforeachgenreform.

1. Politicalthriller2. Spystory3. Romance4. Drama5. Historicaldrama6. War7. Zeitgeiststory

BWhichisthedominantgenre?Describesomeoftheiconographythatwewouldinstantlyassociatewiththisgenre.CDoyouthinkDeutschland83isahybridgenretextorisitmoreunifiedthanotherlongformTVdramasyouhaveseen?DTowhatextentisSteveNeale'sviewofgenrerelevanttoStrangerThings?('Repetitionanddifference','repetitionandvariation').


ACTIVITYFTHEORYLINKSuseTheoryZone(www.themediastop.co.uk)Discusstherelevanceofthefollowingtheories.WhichdoyouthinkarethemostimportantonesthatapplytoD83?1)Todorov'sthreepartnarrativestructure.Listthethreestages.DoestheactioninEpisode1followTodorov'stheory?Whataboutcliffhangers,actionandenigmacodes(RolandBarthes)?Seehttps://www.slideshare.net/WillowCatlin/action-and-enigma-codes-rolland-barthesListthequestionsraisedbyE1.e.g.willMoritzremainloyaltoEastGermanyWillMoritzbeabletokeepuphiscoverasaspyorwillhebeuncovered?2)DoPropp's8charactertypesseemtoapplyhere?Arethearchetypesobvious?villain,hero,falsehero,donor,dispatcher,princess,father,helperWhichonesareclearerthanothers?Whyishardtomatchcertaincharacters?3)Discussthegratificationsoftheproduction.LinktoDyer'sUtopianSolutionsModel-theescapistpowerofmedia.(AnoffshootofUGT).4)ThinkaboutMarshallMcLuhan'sstatementinthe1960s(apre-internet,pre-digitalage)that,thankstotravelandtechnologysuchassatellitecommunications,theworldwasshrinkingandbecominga'globalvillage'.HowdoesthisapplytotheappealofforeignlanguageproductstoEnglish-speakingaudiences?ThereisnodoubtthatD83,alongwithmanysuccessfulScandinaviancrimeseriessuchasBorgen,TheBridgeandTheKilling,havehelpedEnglish-speakingaudiencestoovercometheirdislikeforsubtitledproductions.Canyouthinkofotherexamplesofsuccessfulnon-Englishimportse.g.fromJapanese,KoreanandChinesecinema?5)DoesD83appealtodifferentaudiences?Whichgroups?CanyoulinktoFiske'saudiencetheory?6)Doesthefilmhaveanymodernfeministthemes?Whatistheroleofthewomen?Arethewomengenerallysubmissiveordominant?DoesitpasstheBechdelTest?ThinkabouttheideasofJohnBergerandLauraMulvey–objectificationandtheMaleGaze.ButlerandVanZoonentalkaboutgenderasaperformance.DiscussthegenderrolesinD83.Stereotypesorcountertypes?7)FindexamplesofvisualsignifierspointingtoanEast/Westbinaryopposition.(Levi-Strauss).WhatotherbinaryoppositescanyoufindinEpisodeOne?


8)ThinkaboutNeale'sideathatmoderngenreisbasedonrepetitionanddifference.Isthisrelevanthere?YoumayliketoconsiderLacey'sviewofgenreasconsistingofa'repertoireofelements'.Dowemakequickassumptionsaboutthegenre?Doesthetextobeyorsubvertourexpectations?9)SeethePostmodernismactivityGinthenextsection.Istheproductionpostmoderninanysense?Doesitrecycle,reinventandadaptoldergenreforms?Isthereahybridityandblurringofgenre?Whataboutthedistortionofbinaryopposites?Formovercontent?CommentonhowwellD83illustratesJameson'sviewsonPostmodernismandhistoricalblindness.10)HoweffectivelydoestheseriesusevisualsignifierstoshowdifferencesbetweenEastandWestGermany?Usetheterm'connotation'.e.g.Xhasconnotationsof…..Achallenge:Canyoudefinesomeofthesesignifiersintermsoficonic,idexicalorsymbolic?(Usetheoryzonesectiononsemioticstohelpyou).Whatothertechniquesareusedtoachievequickrecognitionbetweenscenes?(RolandBarthespointedouthowmeaningisconstructedthroughacollaborationbetweenreadersandwriters,audiencesandproducers.Thiscollaborationisaprocessofencodinganddecoding.)11)IsthereaconnectionwithGerbner'sMeanWorldSyndrome?ThisisaproductionthatdealswithamomentofheightenedtensionbetweenEastandWest,USAandRussiaintheearly1980s.Doesthisperhapsreflectthezeitgeist('spiritofthetimes'),acontemporarycontextofinsecurityandparanoiainyearsaround2014whentheserieswaswritten(thinkaboutthestateoftheworldpost9/11,adeclineoftheoldcertainties,confidenceandUSfeelingsofsupremacy).

12)Gauntlet,identityandthespygenre:Whatistheconnectionbetweenidentityandthespygenre?DoyouthinkthespygenreisagoodchannelforDavidGauntlett'sviewofmultipleandfluididentities?Ifpossible,exploresomeoftheseideasmorefully.

13)HenryJenkins–Fandom.CheckoutTwitterfeedson@Deutschland83and#Deutschland83.Findevidencethatsocialmediahascontributedtothesuccessoftheseries.14)ClayShirky–theonlinelifeofamediaproducts.IsthereaconnectionbetweenHenryJenkinsviewsaboutfandomandClayShirky'sideathatmediaaudiencesarenolongerpassivereceiversofmediacontent?DoyouthinkthesuccessofD83provesordisprovesShirky'sarguments?Youshouldconsider:a)'Onetomany'vs'manytomany'broadcastmodel.b)Theimportanceofdigitalconversationsc)amateursvsprofessionalsandthedeclineofgatekeeping.15)Youmaypreferthe'auteur'theoryviewthatprofessionalsstillknowbesthowtomakeeffectivemedia.Whatdoyouthink?HowdoesthislinktoDavidHesmondhalgh'stheoriesaboutculturalproductionandconsumption?HowmainstreamisD83–isitnicheormass-market?


16)Post-colonialism(Gilroy&post-colonial‘melancholia’or‘longing’).Askahistorianorsomeonewithaninterestinpost-warGermanyaboutthefollowing(you'llneedtoformulateitasasetofquestions).e.g.DoesD83reflectalongingforthesimpledaysofusvsthem?EastvsWest?Doesitshowafeelingof‘Ostalgie’–anEastGermanlongingforhowthingswereintheoldEastGermanyGDR.D83couldbeseenasanexplorationofpost-warGermanyanditsrelationshipwiththeallieswholiberatedthecountryfromNazidomination.ThereisanambiguityintheGermans'attitudetotheirliberators.EastGermanywasmuchclosertoRussiathanWestGermanywastotheUS,FranceandBritain.However,thereisnodoubtthatevenWestGermansasawholefeltambivalentaboutthepresenceofforeignpowersontheirterritoryforsolong.ThispresencecouldbeseenasashamefulreminderoftheevilsoftheHitleryears.TherewereundoubtedpressuresforGermanstoasserttheirindependencebywantingtobreakfreefromtheseforeigninfluences.ItcouldbeclaimedthatGermanyonlybecameamature,independentandgrownupnationafter1989andthere-unificationofEastandWestGermany.Eventoday,theEasternpartofGermanyispoorer,withmoreunemploymentandracism.Germany'skeennesstoplayamajorroleintheEUcanalsobeseenasevidencethatitwantstobeconsideredafreeindependentandsuccessfulcountryfreeofthetarnishedimageofthepast.

ACTIVITYGDEUTSCHLAND83ANDPOSTMODERNISMTherearesomeusefulactivitiesandreadingmaterialshere.Makeyourownnotesandthendesignaquizforyourteacherorclassmate.http://mediamacguffin12.blogspot.com/2018/03/tv-postmodernism-and-deutschland-83.htmlACTIVITYHUsingthisA-Leveltheoreticalframework:Forms,Audiences,IndustryandRepresentations,write100wordsoneachshowinghoweachkeyareacanbelinkedtoDeutschland83


ACTIVITYiQUIZONEPISODE1

1)WhichUSPresidentmadethefamous'evilempire'speech?

2)Whywerethetwostudentsarrested?

3)Whatisthemusicwehearathismother'sbirthday?

4)WhatisMartin'smother,IngridRauch'sjob

5)WhattwoWesternluxuriesdoesLenoragivehersister?

6)Whatisthelastshotofthetitlesequence?

7)WhatsymbolicgameisplayedduringthevisitofthetwoagentswhohavecometorecruitMartinasaspy?

8)3letternameoftheEastGermansecretservice

9)WhatisthetitleofthemagazineinMoritz'shotelroomwhenhecomesroundintheWest?

10)Apartfromdictionaries,whatotherbooksdoesMoritzhavetostudyduringhistrainingasaspy?

11)Whatisthenameoftheotherundercoveragentonthebase?

12)WhoisAlexandwhyishe'different'?

13)WhatdoesEdelaskMoritztobuyfortheUSgeneralJackson?

14)WhichwordbestdescribesGenEdel'sattitudetoWGermany'spartnershipwiththeUS:enthusiastic/worried/excited

15)Whatdowecallthetensehostilestand-offbetweenRussiaandtheUSthatcharacterizedmanyofthedecadesafterWW2

16)WhatisthenameofEdel'smistrustful,humourlessreceptionist?

17)Moritzmakesamistakeattheparty,sayingheoncedancedsalsatoabandfromwhichcommunistcountry?

18)Namethetrackplayinginthesupermarket?AndatEdel'sBBQ?

19)WhatisthenameofEdel'ssisterinlawwiththealcoholproblem?

20)HowdoesLenorapersuadeMoritztostayandcontinueasanundercoveragent?


ActivityJReadaboutChannel4’scorevaluesandvisionstatementbelowandthenwriteatleast300wordsansweringthefollowingquestion:TowhatextentdoesDeutschland83reflectChannel4’scorevalues__________________________________________Channel4’sCOREVALUES2002motto(MarkThompson):“doitfirst,maketrouble,inspirechange”.C4hasastatutorypublicserviceremit.ItisregulatedbyOFCOM,andcommerciallyfunded• Beinnovativeanddistinctive• Challengethestatusquo• Stimulatepublicdebateoncontemporaryissues• ReflectculturaldiversityoftheUK• Championalternativepointsofview• Inspirechangeinpeople'slives• Nurturenewandexistingtalent___________________________________________________

Our aim is to “foster the new and experimental in television. It will encourage pluralism, provide a favoured place for the untried and encourage innovation

Our aim is to maintain the relevance of Channel 4’s remit and values in the new media landscape of the digital age.

Our ambition is to remain true to our unique role in UK broadcasting. We are a commercial broadcaster, with a funding structure and public service remit to provide diverse and innovative programming and services.

We are there to offer a benchmark of quality and innovation, providing competition to commercial and public sector broadcasters alike.

We will use our reputation for risk and non-conformism to engage a younger generation in the values of public service broadcasting.

Our public service remit extends beyond the value we offer to the viewing public to our contribution to the strength and diversity of the British creative economy. We will reflect a range of voices which are in danger of being crowded out by an increasingly commodified television environment.

We will seek out each year a wider range of production companies than any other broadcaster. They will be drawn from across the UK. We will encourage new production and new media companies. We aim to be the point of connection for UK independent talent across different creative industries.

We will reflect the diversity of Britain; culturally and geographically. We will reflect the energy of our multicultural society, by representing the voices of a new generation of programme makers from the ethnic minorities. We will reflect the complexity of Britain back to itself, in the range of programmes and production companies commissioned from cities across the whole of the UK.


USEFULARTICLESReadandthenanswerthequestionsonstartingonpage21

ARTICLE1

Deutschland83recap,episodeone–QuantumJumpTheGuardian,SarahHughes3Jan20161

Thisfast-pacedcoldwarespionagedramasetinGermanyin1983openswithayoungEastGermangettingdraftedintotheworldofspooksbyhisschemingaunt.AfantasticstarttoChannel4’snewWalterPresentsondemandservice.

Welcometowhatpromisestobeanentertainingeightweeks.Deutschland83,createdbyhusbandandwifeteamAnnaandJörgWinger,isthecornerstoneofChannel4’snewWalterPresentsondemandservice,whichoffersupthebestofEuropeandrama.It’safast-pacedtaleofespionagesetinGermanyin1983,atimewhenthecoldwarwasgettingnotablyhotterastheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionsquaredoffwiththecontinuedexistenceoftheBerlinWallaconvenientstickingpointandthethreatofimminentnuclearmeltdownincreasinglypossible.D83makesthatterrorclearfromthestart,kickingofftheserieswithRonaldReagan’sinfamous“EvilEmpire”speech.

Theinterestingthingaboutthisshow,however,isitstone.D83isasmuchcomingofagestoryasspythriller.Thus,intheopeningepisodeatleast,ourheroMoritzStammakaMartinRauch(aniceperformancefromJonasNay)isasmuchconcernedaboutthethreathisdoubleexistenceposestohislovelifeasheisaboutthetraumasofsuddenlybecomingaspy.

There’salovelylight-handedfeeltosomeofthescenesandthatworkssurprisinglywell,remindingusthatwhilemomentous(andoftenterrible)thingsarehappening,peoplearealsogoingabouttheirdailylivesanddealingwithsmallworriesandwoes.Noteverythingworks–thedialogueisoccasionallyalittleheavy-handed…..andthereisoccasionallythesensethatwe’reskatingonthesurfaceofhistoryratherthanminingitsdepths.Buttheseareveryminorquibblesinawell-pacedandinterestingfirstepisode,whichdidagreatjobofintroducingalargenumberofcharactersandpotentialstorylinesinaneconomical47minutes.

IntheeastwemeetMartin,awide-eyedbutnot-so-innocenttwenty-somethingwhoservesintheEastGermanarmyontheborderoftheBerlinWall.He’sgotasickmother,Ingrid,whoraisedhimsingle-handedly,alovelygirlfriendnamedAnnettandanicelineinterrorisinginnocentactingtroupesinordertoclaimtheircopiesofShakespeareforhismum.

UnfortunatelyforMartin,healsohasaschemingAuntyLenora(whoisahigh-rankingEastGermangovernmentofficialwhoisthereforeabletotraveltotheWest).Lenorahasbigideasregardingheryoungnephewandisn’taboveusingabitofemotional(andliteral)blackmailtogetthem.Luckilyforher,Ingriddesperatelyneedsakidneytransplantbutcan’tgetonthewaitinglist.SoitisthatyoungMartinfindshimselfrechristenedMoritzandheadingtoBonntoserveasaide-de-camptoGeneralEdel,aseniorWestGermanarmyofficerwhosedealingsaremainlywiththeAmericans.

WemeetProfessorTobiasTischbier,anEastGermanwhohasbeendeepundercoverintheWestsince1961.WealsomeetGeneralEdelandhisfamily,includingwould-besingerYvonne,whohasaninterestinglineinconversation(“Doyoulikeblackmusic?”)andherconflicted

1Adaptedfrom:https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/jan/03/deutschland-83-recap-episode-one-quantum-jump


brotherAlex,whodoesn’tseemasenamouredofnuclearweaponsasameansofdeterrentastherestofthemilitary.

TheEdelsarealsoinpossessionofadodgyaunty(whatisitwithauntsonthisshow?),onlyintheircasepoorRenatejustlikestodrinkabit,whichmeansthatnoonebelievesherwhensheoverhearsMartinblowinghiscoverbyphoninghometoAnnett.That,unfortunately,turnsouttobetheonlybitofgoodluckthatyoungMartin/MoritzgetsthisepisodeasaftermanagingtosecretlyphotographGeneralJackson’splanshethenfindsthatit’snotquiteasstraightforwardas'missionaccomplishedandgetmeoutofhere'.Instead,AuntLenorapointsoutthatwhathe’sphotographedisalistofAmericanbombtargets,allofwhichareinEastGermany.“ThelivesofmillionsofEastGermansareatstake,notjustone”sheacerbicallypointsout.Ohdear.

OneofthemostenjoyablethingsaboutthisshowisthatMartin/Moritzisn’taverygoodspy–whichisaboutrightgiventhathe’sonlyhadthreeweekstraininganddoesn’twanttodothejobanyway.Yetthereareintriguinghintsthathemightbebetteratdouble-crossingthanyou’dthink.Thescenewiththedramastudentsatthebordershowedthathe’sgoodatpretendingtobesomethinghe’snot.

IalsoenjoyedthesmallthingsthatMartinisjusttotallyconfusedby–thephones,thedifferentnamesfortheproducts.Itbroughthomejusthowdifficultleadingadoublelifewouldactuallybe.

ThepoororiginalMoritzStammwasshotdeadinarailwaycarriagewithnooneleftinhisfamilytomournhim.Hisdeathservedasastarkreminderthatthestakesaregenuinelyhigh.

Onethingthisshowdoesbrilliantlyisthesoundtrack,whichthisweekincludedNewOrder’sBlueMondayandEurthymics’SweetDreams,inadditiontoNena’s99Luftballons(“Thatsongiseverywhere,”remarkedAlex).

AnnaWingerhassaidthatthetitlesequencecomesfromactualNatomilitaryexercisesfromthatyear.

Sowhatdidyouthink?Willyoubetuninginnextweek?DoesMartinhavepotentialasaspyorhasLenoratakenahugerisk?WillAnnettfindoutthetruth?AndhowlongdoyougiveitbeforeMartinasMoritzbecomestemptedbyYvonne?


ARTICLE2Channel4PressRelease12January2016

Deutschland83becomesUK'shighestratedforeign-languagedrama

ThereleaseoffullyconsolidatedratingsforthelaunchepisodeofDeutschland83hasshownthattheGermanspydramaisnowthehighestratedforeign-languagedramainUKTVhistory.

Afterlaunchingwith1.49millionviewers,thefirstepisodehasnowconsolidatedwith2.5millionviewers,overtakingthelaunchofTheReturned(9thJune2013)onChannel4whichpreviouslyheldtherecordwith2.2million.TheseriesformspartofWalterPresents,abrandnewon-demandserviceshowcasingtheworld’sbestforeign-languagedrama.

Setagainsttherealevents,culturewarsandpoliticalrealitiesofGermanyinthe1980s,Deutschland83isastylishcomingofagestory,framedwithinasuspensefulthriller.Season1culminateswiththetruestoryofanuclearstand-offinlate1983,causedbyaNATOwargameandbotchedintelligenceontheEastGermanside.

CreatedbyhusbandandwifeteamAnnaandJörgWinger,Deutschland83isthefirstGerman-speakingdramatoplayonamainstreamUScablenetwork.

WalterPresentswilleventuallyhostmorethan600hoursofdramathatwillbeavailableforbox-setviewingonAll4,includingtheoptiontodownloadepisodestowatchonthego.

PraiseforDeutschland83“It’sonlyJanuarybutlet’scallitalready:coolestshowoftheyear.”(Grazia)

“Thisisthenextsubtitledsensation……..unmissableTV.”(TVTimes)

“Thispacysagacouldbeyournewsubtitledobsession.”(TheGuardian)

“Astylishcurtain-raiserforWalterPresents.”(TheTimes)

“Greatfun,andpoweredbyanirresistible1983vintagesoundtrack.”(TheDailyTelegraph)

“Evocativeandgripping.”(TheDailyMail)


ARTICLE3GERMAN'ROLLINGSTONE'MAGAZINENovember2015

• Itisimportanttoabletotalkaboutanewseries–thebuzz,wordofmouthhelptocreatesuccess.

• AtlastGermanTVhascomeofageandestablisheditselfontheInternationalstage.• Grippingnarrative;titlesequencereminiscentofHBOsHomeland.Documentsneed

copying,micsneedhiding,USmissileplacementsandplansuncovered.• Strongfemaleleads.• Naypraisedforhisgreatacting;strongcharacterization–clumsyatfirstbutcapable

ofbeingruthless.• Praiseformusicsoundtrack.Thereisplentyofaudiencegratificationinrecognizing

hitsofthe1980s• Newsfootage–e.g.RonaldReaganalsomakespeoplelookbackbutcompareaswell

withthepresenttime.• Politicalsituationcharacterizedbyparanoiaandinsecurity;• ThebestGermanTVseriesforages;excellentmiseensceneandattentiontodetail,

actingqualityandmusic.• Atlast,aGermanseriesofinternationalquality.


ARTICLE4AdaptedfromHarryMount,DailyTelegraph2Deutschland 83 is the eight-part flagship of Channel 4's new Walter Presents streaming service. That service got off to a flying start with this East German version of Homeland - the story of an undercover Stasi spy who infiltrates the West German army in 1983. The plot of the first episode was pretty simple. Martin Rauch (Jonas Nay) is a square-jawed, 24-year-old East German soldier, recruited by the East German secret police. His mission is to go undercover as an aid to a senior West German officer, and get hold of American plans for attacking East Germany. The first episode depended on fairly basic exercises in tension creation. When Rauch threatened to give up his mission and return home, he was told his dying mother would then be taken off a kidney transplant list. To break into the West German officer's room to photograph classified documents, he deployed his not very glamorous training in lock-breaking. It was hardly a patch on Q's sessions with James Bond, even in the early Bond films. So far, so unremarkable, then. The pleasure came from the little details of life on the other side of the Iron Curtain. 1983 isn't so long ago, but Communist East Germany now looks like another planet: the orange curtains, the cheap clothes, the pathetic excitement of teenagers at listening to illicit western pop music, particularly Nena's original German version of 99 Red Balloons. All this was extremely well done. Much of the series was filmed in the old Stasi headquarters, now the Stasi Museum, in East Berlin. As well as being a monument to a corrupt state based on mass informing on each other, the Stasi HQ was a lesson in early Eighties bad taste. The subtle differences between East and West Germany were also teased out. Agent Rauch clearly didn’t have to learn a new language to move from East to West, but he does have to learn the tiny differences in vocabulary that had developed over the four decades since the war. While West Germans shopped at Supermarkts, East Germans went to the Kaufhalle. When Rauch ended up in a Bonn Supermarkt, he was astonished by the range of food on offer. You got a subtle feeling that he was already beginning to doubt the superiority of the East, merely at the sight of grocery shelves, fully stacked with apples and oranges.

2 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/12075877/Deutschland-83-

review-gripping.html


The period feel was heightened with snatches of news footage of Erich Honecker, the East German leader. Most gripping of all was a televised excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech in 1983. That everyday nature of evil was cleverly captured in Deutschland 83. The Stasi baddies spoke the same language as the goodies in West Germany; they wore less fashionable versions of the same kind of clothes. And the charm of the protagonist, Martin Rauch, was such that you rather wanted him to pull off his clunking espionage stunts against the West - ie us. This is a period drama that sometimes lacks drama but makes up for it with a deep sense of period. Seealso:TheGuardian:popularandglobalsuccess.Germandiscomfort

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/17/deutschland-83-wowed-world-germans-dont-like-it

NewStatesmanarticlehttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2016/01/deutschland-83-has-us-rooting-bad-guys-again-what-it-about-east-germanyHollywoodReporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/deutschland-83-uk-ratings-record-854864There'sausefulseriesofactivitiesandnotesontheprogramhere:

http://mediamacguffin12.blogspot.com/2018/03/tv-deutschland-83-case-study.html

ActivityKYouTubeProducerandwriterJörgandAnnaWingertalkaboutthebackgroundhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowZUsLGFXQ

YouTubesearch:AnnaandJoergWinger+Interview+Deutschland83

1. Whatdotheysayaboutfictionvsreality?Whichbitsare‘real’?2. Whoweretheproducersanddistributors?Whatdotheyrevealaboutthe

importanceofpersonalconnectionsintheTVindustry?3. Whatdoestheinterviewrevealaboutglobalization?


ACTIVITYLQuestionsabouttheArticles

Article1p15

1) Whatis'WalterPresents'andwhatyeardiditstart?(seedateofarticle)2) D83willhavehowmanyepisodes?3) Giventhemaincharacter'srealandundercovernames(firstandlast).4) Whoplaysthemainprotagonist?5) Whatismeantbya'comingofage'story?6) Whattwocriticismsdoesthewritermakeoftheepisode?7) Givethreepositivesthatshementions.8) ExplainwhytherewerecloselinksbetweentheGermanandAmerican

generals.9) Whyistheopeningscene(whereMartinisaborderguard)soimportant?10) WhatthingssurprisehimaboutlifeintheWest?

Article2C4p17

1) HowdoyouthinkD83fitsinwithChannel4'scorevalues?[Seepagex].Howdoesthe'WalterPresents'servicefitthismodelaswell?

2) Whatdotheviewingfigures(ratings)show?Whatdoyouthinkismeantby'consolidated'ratings?

3) Whichtwogenresdoestheseriesmainlycover?4) WhywastheseriesafirstintheUS?5) CommentonthepossibleoxymoronoftheTVTimesquotation6) HowmighttheDailyTelegraph'squotationattractwideraudiences.

Article3p18GermanRollingStoneHowdoesthisarticleseemtodemonstrateanewprideinGermancreativity?

Article4DailyTelegraphp19

1) Lookup:whatwastheStasi?2) ExplainthecomparisonwithJamesBondfilms.3) Whatismeantbythephrase‘ironcurtain’?4) Whatsortofthingsaredifferentonthe‘othersideoftheIronCurtain’5) Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaycauseMartin/Moritztochangehis

admirationfortheeast?6) WhydoyouthinkthewriterthinkstheaudienceisbehindMartin/Moritz?


AnswerstoQuizp131)WhichUSPresidentmadethefamous'evilempire'speech? RonaldReagan

2)Whywerethetwostudentsarrested? possessingbannedWesternbooks

3)Whatisthemusicwehearathismother'sbirthday? 99RedBalloons

4)WhatisMartin'smother,IngridRauch'sjob Sportsteacher

5)WhattwoWesternluxuriesdoesLenoragivehersister? Nescafé,cigarettes

6)Whatisthelastshotofthetitlesequence? TheABombexplosion

7)WhatsymbolicgameisplayedduringthevisitofthetwoagentswhohavecometorecruitMartinasaspy?

chess

8)3letternameoftheEastGermansecretservice HVA

9)WhatisthetitleofthemagazineinMoritz'shotelroomwhenhecomesroundintheWest?

Spiegel

10)Apartfromdictionaries,whatotherbooksdoesMoritzhavetostudyduringhistrainingasaspy?

WGermanarmymanuals

11)Whatisthenameoftheotherundercoveragentonthebase? KarlKramer

12)WhoisAlexandwhyishe'different'? sonofGeneralEdelandarebel(&gay)

13)WhatdoesEdelaskMoritztobuyfortheUSgeneralJackson? cigarettes

14)WhichwordbestdescribesGenEdel'sattitudetoWGermany'spartnershipwiththeUS:enthusiastic/worried/excited

worried

15)Whatdowecallthetensehostilestand-offbetweenRussiaandtheUSthatcharacterizedmanyofthedecadesafterWW2

ColdWar

16)WhatisthenameofEdel'smistrustful,humourlessreceptionist? FrauNetz

17)Moritzmakesamistakeattheparty,sayingheoncedancedsalsatoabandfromwhichcommunistcountry?

Cuba

18)Namethetrackplayinginthesupermarket?AndatEdel'sBBQ? Eurythmics'SweetDreams'10CC:I'mnotinLove

19)WhatisthenameofEdel'ssisterinlawwiththealcoholproblem?

Renate

20)HowdoesLenorapersuadeMoritztostayandcontinueasanundercoveragent?

threatenstocancelhismother'skidneytransplantoperation


SampleExamQuestions–(RememberthatintheexamyouwillneedtorefertotwolongformTVdramas,StrangerThingsplusanon-Englishlanguageproduction)Fornow,youcanjustlimityouranswersto‘Deutschland83'

Thisisasynopticquestion,(=bringingtogetherallaspectscoveredthroughoutthecourse).Youwillbe

rewardedfordrawingtogetherknowledgeandunderstandingfromyourfullcourseofstudy,including

differentareastheoreticalframeworkandmediacontexts.

A)Whydolongformtelevisiondramasfromdifferentcountriesofferdifferentrepresentations?[20]Inyouransweryoumust:

·considerthecontextsinwhichlongformtelevisiondramasareproducedandconsumed·explainhowmediacontextsmayhaveinfluencedrepresentationsinthesetepisodesofthetwolongformtelevisiondramasyouhavestudied·makejudgementsandreachconclusionsaboutthereasonsforthedifferencesinrepresentationbetweenthetwoepisodes.

B)EvaluatetherelevanceofTodorov’stheoryofnarratologytolongformtelevisiondrama.[20]

C) Discuss the extent to which the long form television dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre. (Your answer should make reference to both long form

television dramas you have studied: one from List A and one from List B) [20]

D) Discuss the extent to which your chosen long form television dramas successfully target their audiences. (Your answer should make reference to both long form television

dramas you have studied: one from List A and one from List B) [20]

E) Evaluate the usefulness of academic ideas and arguments in helping your understanding of how media language is used in one of the long form television dramas that you have studied. [10]

Extraquestionsanddiscussionpoints1) Howdoesthefirstepisodedrawtheaudiencein?2) HowdolongformTVdramassuccessfullytargetdifferentaudiences?3) Discusstherepresentationoflocationinthedramasyouhavestudied.4) Compareandcontrasttherepresentationsofcertaingroupsinthedramasyouhave

studiede.g.authorityfigures,police,children,women,villains,parents.5) HowdoeslongformTVdramasuccessfullycrossnationalandculturalboundariestogain

foreignaudiences.6) DiscussthedifferencesinstylebetweentheEnglishlanguageandthenonEnglishlanguage

TVdramayouhavestudied.7) Discusstheroleofintertextualityandotherpostmodernconventionssuchasself-

referencing,parodyandpasticheinyourchosenTVdramas.8) Howdoestheformatofalong-formdramainfluencethestructureofthenarrative?9) Towhatextentdothedramasyouhavestudiedreflectthecultural,social,economicand

politicalcontextofthecountriesinwhichtheywereproduced?10) Whichacademicideas,ifany,couldbeusefulinaddingtoanappreciationofthedramas

youhavestudied?


INDEXPAGES 2 BackgroundaboutEastandWestGermany(1945-1989)3-6 Episode1summary7 ActivitiesonRepresentationsandTrailer8 Generalproductionfacts+activity9 Genreactivity10-12 Theorylinks12 Postmodernismactivity13 Episode1quiz14 Channel4corevaluesactivity15-20 Selectionofarticlesandreviews20 Usefullinks+Youtubeinterviewactivity21 Questionsaboutthearticles22 Answerstoquizonp1323 Sampleexamquestionsandextraquestions/discussionpoints