The Third Wave Experiment: Novel, Film and their Implementation in German High School

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Eksperiment Treći val: Roman, film i njihova implementacija u njemačkim srednjim školama
• Author: Petra Podrug
• Mentor: Marijan Bobinac (mentor)
• Mentor: Stipe Grgas (mentor)
• Committee member: Marija Lütze-Miculinić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijan Bobinac (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Stipe Grgas (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of German language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; German Studies

Abstract

This paper is divided into nine sections. The first section gives a brief overview of Ron Jones, his school experiment and its historical background (Vietnam War and racial issues). The second section presents the writer Todd Strasser, his novel The Wave and its historical background (Cold War and school shootings in the USA). In the third section, the movie Die Welle and its director Dennis Gansel are introduced as well as its historical context (the period of National Socialism in Germany and facing it). Furthermore, the analysis of the novel and the film, their structures, narration and language style are outlined in the fourth and fifth section. The sixth section begins by introducing the novel´s and the film´s characters, compares them and analyzes their changes through the experiment. The next section looks at main ideas of the novel and the film and their interpretation. Issues regarding freedom of speech, ideology, economy in the 1980s, liberal vs. authoritative environment, etc. are discussed in this section. Main similarities and differences between the novel and the film are briefly mentioned in the eighth section. And finally, the last section examines The Wave in Germany, i.e. its implementation in German high schools considering each federal state. There is a vast amount of lesson plans and ideas on this topic. However, we will choose only one and present how it can be implemented in high schools in Croatia.

• Keywords: Ron Jones; fascist regimes; film Die Welle; manipulative ideas
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:116792
• Study programme: Title: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Cultural Studies, Translation; Course: Cultural Studies; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Literature and Culture; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-01 17:35:03