Nicholas Baer

Nicholas Baer is an Assistant Professor of German at the University of California, Berkeley, with affiliations in Film & Media, Critical Theory, and Jewish Studies. His research bridges film theory, philosophy, and intellectual history, focusing on the intersection of cinema and historical thinking. He is the author of Historical Turns: Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism (2024), which examines how Weimar silent films engaged with early 20th-century debates about the philosophy of history. His work also addresses global media transformations and contemporary crises.

He co-edited The Promise of Cinema: German Film Theory, 1907–1933, Unwatchable, and Technics: Media in the Digital Age. His scholarship is rooted in interdisciplinary dialogue, integrating film analysis with philosophical and historical frameworks. Reviews highlight his contributions to rethinking historiography and media theory through Weimar cinema.