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Antifascism After Hitler - East German Youth and Socialist Memory, 1949-1989 (Hardcover)
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Antifascism After Hitler - East German Youth and Socialist Memory, 1949-1989 (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
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Antifascism After Hitler investigates the antifascist stories,
memory sites and youth reception that were critical to the success
of political education in East German schools and extracurricular
activities. As the German Democratic Republic (GDR) promoted
national identity and socialist consciousness, two of the most
potent historical narratives to permeate youth education became
tales of communist resistors who fought against fascism and the
heroic deeds of the Red Army in World War II. These stories and
iconic images illustrate the message that was presented to
school-age children and adolescents in stages as they advanced
through school and participated in the official communist youth
organizations and other activities. This text delivers the first
comprehensive study of youth antifascism in the GDR, extending
scholarship beyond the level of the state to consider the everyday
contributions of local institutions and youth mentors responsible
for conveying stories and commemorative practices to generations
born during WWII and after the defeat of fascism. While the
government sought to use educators and former resistance fighters
as ideological shock troops, it could not completely dictate how
these stories would be told, with memory intermediaries altering at
times the narrative and message. Using a variety of primary sources
including oral history interviews, the author also assesses how
students viewed antifascism, with reactions ranging from strong
identification to indifference and dissent. Antifascist education
and commemoration were never simply state-prescribed and were not
as "participation-less" as some scholars and contemporary observers
claim, even as educators fought a losing battle to maintain
enthusiasm.
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