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Following the convulsions of 1968, one element uniting many of the
disparate social movements that arose across Europe was the pursuit
of an elusive "authenticity" that could help activists to
understand fundamental truths about themselves-their feelings,
aspirations, sexualities, and disappointments. This volume offers a
fascinating exploration of the politics of authenticity as they
manifested themselves among such groups as Italian leftists, East
German lesbian activists, and punks on both sides of the Iron
Curtain. Together they show not only how authenticity came to
define varied social contexts, but also how it helped to usher in
the neoliberalism of a subsequent era.
This book will be of interest to scholars working in a variety of
fields, reaching from contemporary politics in the Middle East
(with relation to the experiences in Afghanistan and Syria and how
refugees from these countries are rebuilding their lives and
political identities in Germany); to refugee and migration studies;
contemporary European and German history and politics. The book
develops an oral history approach, currently very much in vogue in
both academic and general interest circles. The author is a leading
mid-career scholar on the UK academic History scene
This book will be of interest to scholars working in a variety of
fields, reaching from contemporary politics in the Middle East
(with relation to the experiences in Afghanistan and Syria and how
refugees from these countries are rebuilding their lives and
political identities in Germany); to refugee and migration studies;
contemporary European and German history and politics. The book
develops an oral history approach, currently very much in vogue in
both academic and general interest circles. The author is a leading
mid-career scholar on the UK academic History scene
Following the convulsions of 1968, one element uniting many of the
disparate social movements that arose across Europe was the pursuit
of an elusive "authenticity" that could help activists to
understand fundamental truths about themselves-their feelings,
aspirations, sexualities, and disappointments. This volume offers a
fascinating exploration of the politics of authenticity as they
manifested themselves among such groups as Italian leftists, East
German lesbian activists, and punks on both sides of the Iron
Curtain. Together they show not only how authenticity came to
define varied social contexts, but also how it helped to usher in
the neoliberalism of a subsequent era.
In the 1970s, a multifaceted alternative scene developed in West
Germany. At the core of this leftist scene was a struggle for
feelings in a capitalist world that seemed to be devoid of any
emotions. Joachim C. Haberlen offers here a vivid account of these
emotional politics. The book discusses critiques of rationality and
celebrations of insanity as an alternative. It explores why
capitalism made people feel afraid and modern cities made people
feel lonely. Readers are taken to consciousness raising groups,
nude swimming at alternative vacation camps, and into the squatted
houses of the early 1980s. Haberlen draws on a kaleidoscope of
different voices to explore how West Germans became more concerned
with their selves, their feelings, and their bodies. By
investigating how leftists tried to transform themselves through
emotional practices, Haberlen gives us a fresh perspective on a
fascinating aspect of West German history.
In the 1970s, a multifaceted alternative scene developed in West
Germany. At the core of this leftist scene was a struggle for
feelings in a capitalist world that seemed to be devoid of any
emotions. Joachim C. Haberlen offers here a vivid account of these
emotional politics. The book discusses critiques of rationality and
celebrations of insanity as an alternative. It explores why
capitalism made people feel afraid and modern cities made people
feel lonely. Readers are taken to consciousness raising groups,
nude swimming at alternative vacation camps, and into the squatted
houses of the early 1980s. Haberlen draws on a kaleidoscope of
different voices to explore how West Germans became more concerned
with their selves, their feelings, and their bodies. By
investigating how leftists tried to transform themselves through
emotional practices, Haberlen gives us a fresh perspective on a
fascinating aspect of West German history.
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