Screened Encounters (Paperback)

Caroline Moine

ISBN 10: 1836950470 / ISBN 13: 9781836950479

Published by Berghahn Books, Oxford, 2025

Paperback. Established in 1955, the Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival became a central arena for staging the cultural politics of the German Democratic Republic, both domestically and in relation to West Germany and the rest of the world. Screened Encounters represents the definitive history of this key event, recounting the political and artistic exchanges it enabled from its founding until German unification, and tracing the outsize influence it exerted on international cultural relations during the Cold War. Established in 1955, the Leipzig Film Festivals location in the GDR deeply implicated it in the cultural and political competition between East and West Germany. Screened Encounters offers a comprehensive study of the festivals history, as well as its influence on international relations during the Cold War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781836950479

Synopsis:

Established in 1955, the Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival became a central arena for staging the cultural politics of the German Democratic Republic, both domestically and in relation to West Germany and the rest of the world. Screened Encounters represents the definitive history of this key event, recounting the political and artistic exchanges it enabled from its founding until German unification, and tracing the outsize influence it exerted on international cultural relations during the Cold War.

About the Author:

Caroline Moine is Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Her research on the cultural history of the Cold War has been widely published in French, German, and English.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Screened Encounters (Paperback)
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Oxford
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new