Authors
Alexandra J. LeClaire '16, Gettysburg College
Location
Breidenbaugh 209
Session
German Studies Capstones II
Start Time
4-30-2016 10:30 AM
End Time
4-30-2016 11:45 AM
Supervising Faculty Member
Kerry Wallach
Department
German Studies
Description
This paper explores how women are depicted in films about the Holocaust. Close readings of three films about the Holocaust reveal that the year of production, not the gender of the director or country of origin, is the greatest factor in how women are depicted. The miniseries Holocaust (1978) set the stage for depictions of women as naive and sexualized. Europa Europa (1990) continued to depict women in a typical way, as set by Holocaust (1978). Phönix (2014) departed from typical depictions of women by showing them as independent and not sexualized.
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Included in
European History Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, German Language and Literature Commons
The Evolving Depictions of Women in Films about the Holocaust (Die sich entwickelnden Darstellungen von Frauen in visuellen Texten zum Holocaust)
Breidenbaugh 209
This paper explores how women are depicted in films about the Holocaust. Close readings of three films about the Holocaust reveal that the year of production, not the gender of the director or country of origin, is the greatest factor in how women are depicted. The miniseries Holocaust (1978) set the stage for depictions of women as naive and sexualized. Europa Europa (1990) continued to depict women in a typical way, as set by Holocaust (1978). Phönix (2014) departed from typical depictions of women by showing them as independent and not sexualized.
Comments
German Studies Senior Capstone