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German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture

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Since the tumultuous events of 1989/1990, writers, cultural practitioners and academics have responded to, reconstructed and reflected upon the process and enduring impact of German reunification. This bilingual volume provides a nuanced understanding of the literature and culture of the GDR and its legacy today. It explores a broad range of genres, combines perspectives on both lesser-known and more established writers, and juxtaposes academic articles with the personal reflections of those who directly experienced and engaged with the GDR from within or beyond its borders. Whether creative practitioners or academics, contributors consider the broader literary and intellectual contexts and traditions shaping GDR literature and culture in a way that enriches our understanding of reunification and its legacy.

Contributors are: Deirdre Byrnes, Anna Chiarloni, Jean E. Conacher, Sabine Egger, Robert Gillett, Frank Thomas Grub, Jochen Hennig, Nick Hodgin, Frank Hörnigk, Therese Hörnigk, Gisela Holfter, Jeannine Jud, Astrid Köhler, Marieke Krajenbrink, Hannes Krauss, Reinhard Kuhnert, Katja Lange-Müller, Corina Löwe, Hugh Ridley, Kathrin Schmidt.

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Contents

Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures

The Enduring Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture: An Introduction
 Jean E. Conacher, Deirdre Byrnes and Gisela Holfter

Part 1: Responding

"Like a Dream": Film, Fears, Fantasies and Nightmares of the Wende
 Nick Hodgin
"Wir alle blicken jetzt auf uns zurück": Revisiting the Portrayal of the Wende in Botho Strauß's Drama Schlußchor
 Marieke Krajenbrink
Rückblick auf die Grenzfallgedichte : Volker Brauns Weg vom "Nachruf" (1990) zur dramatischen Dichtung "Demos" (2015)
 Anna Chiarloni
Capturing the Zeitgeist : On Human Experience and Personal Historiography in Helga Königsdorf's 1989 oder Ein Moment Schönheit
 Jean E. Conacher
" Wir waren die Geschichte": Erinnerungen an die DDR und den Herbst 1989 in zwei kinder- und jugendliterarischen Texten
 Corina Löwe

Part 2: Reconstructing

"Nach einem Lenz, der sich nur halb entfaltet": Aspects of the Reception of Uwe Johnson's Ingrid Babendererde
 Hugh Ridley
Gillett and Köhler Tarzan im zerborstenen Rückspiegel: Gedächtnis und Gedenken bei Adolf Endler
 Robert Gillett and Astrid Köhler
Zwischen Kyffhäuser und Plattenbau: Rückblicke und Vergangenheitskonstruktionen in Hörspielen und Features von Jens Sparschuh
 Frank Thomas Grub
The Radio Transcending Boundaries and Historical Narratives in Lutz Seiler's Poetry and in his Novel Kruso
 Sabine Egger

Part 3: Reflecting

Frank Hörnigks Erinnerungen an die Neuformierung der Berliner Wissenschaftslandschaft nach 1989
 mit einer Einführung von Jochen Hennig
" Es war, als hätte man eine große Käseglocke von uns genommen"
 Reflexionen von Kathrin Schmidt
Theater in einem uneinig vereinigten Land
 Reflexionen von Reinhard Kuhnert
" Es wird vieles verklärt und nostalgisch geschönt oder scherzhaft verharmlost"
 Reflexionen von Katja Lange-Müller
( Selbst)kritischer Rückblick auf den Umgang mit der DDR-Literatur - und Plädoyer für deren Aktualität
 Reflexionen von Hannes Krauss
" Der Schlüssel liegt im kleinen Engagement"
 Jeannine Jud im Gespräch mit Therese Hörnigk

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About the author










Deirdre Byrnes, PhD (University College Dublin), is Senior Lecturer in German at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has published extensively on Monika Maron, including the monograph Rereading Monika Maron: Text, Counter-Text and Context (2011).

Jean E. Conacher, PhD (University of Aberdeen), is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Limerick. Her research focuses on GDR/post-1989 literature and film; she is currently completing a monograph on transformation and education in GDR literature.

Gisela Holfter, PhD (Universität Köln), is Senior Lecturer in German and Joint Director of the Centre for Irish-German Studies at the University of Limerick. In 2017 she published (with Horst Dickel) An Irish Sanctuary: German-speaking Refugees in Ireland 1933-1945.


Product details

Assisted by Deirdre Byrnes (Editor), Jean E Conacher (Editor), Gisela Holfter (Editor)
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.04.2018
 
EAN 9789004349407
ISBN 978-90-0-434940-7
No. of pages 234
Dimensions 161 mm x 242 mm x 18 mm
Weight 528 g
Series German Monitor
German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture [print & e-book]
German Monitor
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries

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