Cognitive Approaches to German Historical Film Seeing is Not Believi
This book explores how minds at the movies understand minds in the movies and introduces readers to some fundamental principles of Cognitive Studies—namely conceptual blending, Theory of Mind, and empathy/perspective-taking—through their application to fi
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Jennifer Marston William
Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance
Seeing is Not Believing
Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance Series Editors Bruce McConachie Department of Theatre Arts University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA Blakey Vermeule Department of English Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA
Aim of the Series This series offers cognitive approaches to understanding perception, emotions, imagination, meaning-making, and the many other activities that constitute both the production and reception of literary texts and embodied performances. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14903
Jennifer Marston William
Cognitive Approaches to German Historical Film Seeing is Not Believing
Jennifer Marston William West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance ISBN 978-3-319-39317-9 ISBN 978-3-319-39318-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39318-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947006 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Cover image © Robert Churchill / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Acknowledgments
I am grateful for the various opportunities and resources that enabled me to complete the initial legwork for this project: a start-up grant from the Purdue Alumni Association; a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Faculty Research Visit Grant under the sponsorship of Professor Hermann Kappelhoff and the Freie Universität Berlin; a Purdue Research Foundation Summer Faculty Grant; and a semester of research leave from the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. In addition, I benefited greatly from the assistance of three bright and talented research assistants with the Clarence E. Dammon Dean’s Scholars Program at
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