Description: The first book to address the blockbuster television show Babylon Berlin, this volume of analytical essays provides a foundational resource for those who view, teach, and/or study the series.
Brief description: Hester Baer is Professor of German and Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Maryland, USA. She is the author of Dismantling the Dream Factory: Gender, German Cinema, and the Postwar Quest for a New Film Language (2009), German Cinema in the Age of Neoliberalism (2021), and a volume for the series German Film Classics on Ula Stöckl's The Cat Has Nine Lives (2022). She currently serves as co-editor of The German Quarterly.
Review Quotes:
"The book is a rich collection for everyone watching the series with an interest in interdisciplinary discourses around Babylon Berlin and in closer examination of the series as a product of its manifold cultural intertexts." --Critical Studies in Television
"Required reading for any discerning fan of the television show or student of the culture, history, and politics of late Weimar. Hester Baer and Jill Smith have brought together an impressive group of scholars to show the critical potential of interdisciplinary work in film and media studies." --Sabine Hake, University of Texas at Austin, USA "Babylon Berlin has brought international attention to German series productions. This volume helps us understand why. Exploring all aspects of the production: from the crime novels that serve as inspiration, to the tourists who search Berlin for their favorite location; from the images to the funding, Baer and Smith unite a transdisciplinary group of scholars whose focus on Babylon Berlin sets new standards in film and television scholarship." --Randall Halle, Klaus W. Jonas Professor of German Film and Cultural Studies, University of Pittsburgh, USA