Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 236 pages)
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781350214811
,
1350214817
Series Statement:
Cultural histories series
Content:
Postcolonial studies, colonization and East Germany -- The Federal Republic's 'Orient'? Dealing officially with the GDR -- 'Writing back' : dealing with the Stasi in literature -- Productive hybridity : nostalgia and the GDR in film -- Re-exoticizing the normal : the Ostalgie industry and German television -- A postcolonial culture? Surfing for the GDR in cyberspace.
Content:
When the Berlin Wall came down and the two Germanies were reunited, culture was held up to be one of the keys to national unity. Ironically, however, Cooke argues it is the realm of culture that, at times, has most clearly demonstrated the continued divisions between East and West. Taking culture as broadly defined, this book examines state memorialization, literature, television, film, and the internet, to map out the problematic path of German national identity as it struggles to deal with the legacy of division. Drawing on postcolonial theory, the author examines the contention that the East has been colonized by the West, looking at how such perceptions have pervaded both east and west German culture. Cooke also discusses the complex phenomenon of nostalgia for East Germany, as evident in the recent international hit film Good Bye, Lenin! Rich in detail and first-hand accounts, this book provocatively asks how far East Germany can be read today as a postcolonial culture
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845201890
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845201883
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781847880123
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350214811
