Robert Vilain The GDR Tomorrow (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The GDR TomorrowCondition: NewSubtitle: Rethinking the East German LegacyEAN: 9781789979404ISBN: 9781789979404Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic PublishersFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/31/2024Description: A unique experiment at the frontlines of the Cold War, the German Democratic Republic collapsed more than thirty years ago. But it did not simply vanish. Far from being a footnote in history, the state and its legacies continue to inform identities, politics, and culture today. Studies of surveillance and government control, individual agency and equal opportunity, informal networks, strategic alliances, and strategies subverting limitations on freedom of expression prompt us to rethink our conceptualizations of the GDR. Introducing the work of a new generation of researchers, this collection applies such approaches to a wide range of examples from film, theatre, music, literature, radio, and law. The chapters explore and transgress temporal, national, and disciplinary boundaries. From these investigations emerges a pervasive pattern of informal, border-transcending spheres, subversive identity discourses, and effective agency. Drawing variously on concepts such as Eigen-Sinn, informal society, and alternative public spheres, the papers presented here highlight the relevance of GDR Studies looking forwards. More than a volume about just the past, The GDR Tomorrow holds implications for the future.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 589gContributor: Robert Vilain (Series edited by), Benedict Schofield (Series edited by), Alexandra Lloyd (Series edited by), Elizabeth Emery (Edited by), Matthew Hines (Edited by), Evelyn Preuss (Edited by)Genre: Films & TVTopic: Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Series: Studies in Modern German and Austrian LiteratureAuthor: Robert VilainRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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