On Fri, 18 Aug 00 20:02:17 +0100 Thomas Morsch <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Just a quick remark to clarify a point that is important to me: I >absolutely agree with what you say. The point is that there is a >difference between _making remarks_ in class that are offensive to >believers of a certain religion on the one hand and discussing a _film_ >in class that might be offensive to the same people on the other hand. >There is a difference between promoting pornography and discussing a >pornographic film. I ask the following question as a point of information, Thomas: Are there any laws or university policies in Germany that would restrict the showing of pro-Nazi or Neonazi films? If they are permissible in classroom screenings, are they also permissible in, say, a film society's screenings or in a public cinema? Extending your comment above, there is a clear difference between promoting Nazism and discussing a pro-Nazi film. I often show TRIUMPH OF THE WILL in my classes and no one has ever accused me or my courses of being pro-Nazi. But I wonder if German politicians and university administrators would feel the same way. ---- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite