Monthly Archives: December 2012

Heimat Family Tree

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tobias

Now that we’ve wrapped up our screenings of Heimat, I thought you might find it helpful to see the Simon family tree, which can help us remember how all the various characters were related.  The image below comes from the book Heimat … Continue reading →

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Heimat Beyond 1945

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tobias

Although we concluded our unit on Heimat, there are still three more episodes remaining, which cover almost 40 years from the end of the Second World War to 1982. These episodes will remain accessible to you via the Hesburgh Library streaming video … Continue reading →

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Coming Home, Forgetting Home

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Zachary

Der Amerikaner. Where’s his home? The viewer sees Schabbach as the home of Paul’s family, but Paul himself is divorced from it by years of experience. We don’t really see him while he’s in America; he only now appears in … Continue reading →

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