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The GDR Tomorrow: Rethinking the East German Legacy
Hardcover
Series: Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature, Book 13
Literary CriticismFilm StudiesGerman History
ISBN13: 9781789979404
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Published: Jan 31 2024
Pages: 338
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.
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