Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler (Paperback or Softback)

Fehrenbach, Heide

ISBN 10: 0807845124 / ISBN 13: 9780807845127

Published by University of North Carolina Press 5/22/1995, 1995

Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780807845127

Synopsis:

Heide Fehrenbach analyzes the important role cinema played in the reconstruction of German cultural and political identity between 1945 and 1962. Concentrating on the former West Germany, she explores the complex political uses of film ― and the meanings attributed to film representation and spectatorship ― during a period of abrupt transition to democracy. According to Fehrenbach, the process of national redefinition made cinema and cinematic control a focus of heated ideological debate. Moving beyond a narrow political examination of Allied-German negotiations, she investigates the broader social nexus of popular moviegoing, public demonstrations, film clubs, and municipal festivals. She also draws on work in gender and film studies to probe the ways filmmakers, students, church leaders, local politicians, and the general public articulated national identity in relation to the challenges posed by military occupation, American commercial culture, and redefined gender roles. Thus highlighting the links between national identity and cultural practice, this book provides a richer picture of what German reconstruction entailed for both women and men.

About the Author: Heide Fehrenbach is assistant professor of history at Colgate University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cinema in Democratizing Germany: ...
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press 5/22/1995
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback or Softback
Condition: New
Book Type: Book