| Description |
1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
German monitor, 0927-1910 ; no. 74 |
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German monitor ; no. 74. 0927-1910
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| Contents |
Introduction / Elaine Kelly, Amy Wlodarski -- Public confrontations of GDR art. In the crucible: Bernard Heisig and the Hotel Deutschland murals / April A. Eisman ; The invisible uprising: filmmaking and East Germany's 'Day X' / Skyler J. Arndt-Briggs ; Quid pro quo: assessing the value of Berlin's Thälmann monument / Kristine Nielsen -- Internationalism and GDR art. Beyond socialist realism: alternative painting in Dresden / Sigrid Hofer ; Reading transnationally: the GDR and American black writers / Sara Lennox ; The legacy of GDR directors on the post-Wende opera stage / Joy H. Calico -- Alternative musical voices. Music and discourse / Matthias Tischer ; Gender discourse and musical life in the GDR / Nina Noeske ; 'Monopol der Diskussion?': alternative voices in the Verband Deutscher Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler / Laura Silverberg -- Curating the GDR. German art collections and exhibits since 1989: the legacy of the GDR / Jonathan Osmond ; Re-introducing GDR art to Germany: the Kunstfonds in Dresden / Silke Wagler ; 'GDR on the Pacific': (re)presenting East Germany in Los Angeles / Justinian Jampol |
| Summary |
This collection of essays, written by leading scholars in the fields of East German art, film, literature, music, and museum studies, seeks to renegotiate the artistic legacy of the German Democratic Republic. Combining a range of theoretical and practical perspectives, the volume challenges the narrow frameworks of totalitarianism and Ostalgie that have dominated discussions of art produced in the GDR. It explores the diversity of art produced in the state and contests the long-held perception that socialist realism and artistic innovation were mutually exclusive. Crucially, the collection pu |
| Analysis |
Literature & literary studies |
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Literature: history & criticism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN |
| Subject |
Arts, German -- Germany (East) -- Congresses
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Arts -- Political aspects -- Germany (East) -- Congresses
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Art, German -- Germany (East) -- Congresses
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Art and state -- Germany (East) -- Congresses
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Music -- Germany (East) -- History and criticism -- Congresses
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ART -- Reference.
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ART -- Performance.
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Art and state
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Art, German
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Arts, German
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Arts -- Political aspects
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Music
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Kunst
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Germany (East)
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Deutschland DDR
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Deutschland (DDR)
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kelly, Elaine.
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Wlodarski, Amy Lynn.
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Reconsidering the role of the arts in the German Democratic Republic (2007 : Carlisle, Pa.)
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| LC no. |
2011445213 |
| ISBN |
9789401200400 |
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9401200408 |
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1283162253 |
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9781283162258 |
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9786613162250 |
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6613162256 |
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