The Asian German Film Series is showing on Wednesdays from 6-8:30pm in FISK 413. This series, hosted by the Department of German Studies, includes four German films that highlight Asian representation. Everyone is encouraged to join– there will be English subtitles and free pizza!
The showings are as follows:
Feb 15- Asian Diasphoric Short Films
March 29- Tschich (Goodbye Berlin)
April 12- My Blind Date With Life
April 26- Semi-Detached
Wesleyan professors Iris Bork-Goldfield and Zach Ramon Fitzpatrick are excited to show this film series and deliberately chose a variety of media to show, including a tv series, two short films, and a full-length film.
Dr. Fitzpatrick is a teaching fellow specializing in German studies. He says that because he is half Filipino, he became interested in studying Asian representations in German media. During his dissertation, he made a list of around 300 Asian German films. He feels that there is a limited idea of what Germany is in film and television, partially due to the events of World War II. His hope for the film series is to show that there are really interesting multicultural stories that exist in German studies.
Dr. Bork-Goldfield is originally from Germany, and also lived in China for a few years. She feels similarly that there is a limited idea of Germany in the US, and she struggled with her own identity when moving to the US. She understands that there are many students at Wesleyan who can relate to this struggle of identity coming from another country, and would like to showcase more multicultural learning experiences.
Professors Bork-Goldfield and Fitzpatrick would like to give Wesleyan students a taste of the fascinating transcultural learning opportunities that the German Studies program offers, and show students a deeper reflection of German culture through Asian representation in film. Thank you, professors, for putting together this film series and sharing your experiences!
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Anna Merrifield, Class of 2024, amerrifield@wesleyan.edu