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Post-Wall German Cinema and National History - Utopianism and Dissent (Paperback)
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Post-Wall German Cinema and National History - Utopianism and Dissent (Paperback)
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
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German history films that focus on utopianism and political dissent
and their effect on German identity since 1989. Since unification,
a radical shift has taken place in Germans' view of their country's
immediate past, with 1989 replacing 1945 as the primary caesura.
The cold-war division, the failed socialist state, the '68 student
movement, and the Red Army Faction -- historical flashpoints
involving political oppression, civil disobedience, and the longing
for utopian solutions to social injustice -- have come to be seen
as decisive moments in a collective history that unites East and
West even as it divides them. Telling stories about a shared past,
establishing foundational myths, and finding commonalities of
experience are pivotal steps in the construction of national
identity. Such nation-building is always incomplete, but the cinema
provides an important forum in which notions of German history and
national identity can be consumed, negotiated, and contested. This
book looks at history films made since 1989, exploring how
utopianism and political dissent have shaped German identity. It
studies the genre - including popular successes, critical
successes, and perceived failures - as a set of texts and a
discursive network, gauging which conventions and storylines are
resilient. At issue is the overriding question: to what extent do
these films contribute to a narrative that legitimizes the German
nation-state? Mary-Elizabeth O'Brien is Professor of Germanand The
Courtney and Steven Ross Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies at
Skidmore College.
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