"Gegen die Wand" (Head On) Viewing and Guest Lecture

Come see a film screening of “Gegen die Wand” (Head On) by Fatih Akin. This 2004 drama is described as follows: "Aiming to break free from her strict family, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a much older addict, a plan yielding an outburst of envious, sometimes outrageous love. Set in both German and in Turkey, Head On considers how people live, and struggle, under the burdens of their inherited identities.  Includes scenes of self-harm, violence, drug-use, and sex." Click here to see a trailer for the film.

Prof. Marline Otte (History/Tulane) will make some preliminary remarks on the topic of immigration to Germany before Prof. Fisher's talk. A reception will follow the talk.

Dr. Jaimey Fisher is Professor of German and Cinema & Digital Media and Director of the UC-Davis Humanities Institute at the University of California, Davis.

Support provided by the Tulane School of Liberal Arts (Africana Studies, the Depts. of French & Italian, Political Science, and Communication) and the Tulane German Club, as well as the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Washington D.C.)