German Culture, Politics, and Literature into the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Normalization (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

German Culture, Politics, and Literature into the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Normalization (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

by StuartTaberner (Editor), PaulCooke (Editor)

Synopsis

This volume features sixteen thought-provoking essays by renowned international experts on German society, culture, and politics that, together, provide a comprehensive study of Germany's postunification process of normalization. Essays ranging across a variety of disciplines including politics, foreign policy, economics, literature, architecture, and film examine how since 1990 the often contested concept of normalization has become crucial to Germany's self-understanding. Despite the apparent emergence of a new Germany, the essays demonstrate that normalization is still in question, and that perennial concerns -- notably the Nazi past and the legacy of the GDR -- remain central to political and cultural discourses and affect the country's efforts to deal with the new challenges of globalization and the instability and polarization it brings. This is the first major study in English or German of the impact of the normalization debate across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. Contributors: Stephen Brockmann, Jeremy Leaman, Sebastian Harnisch and Kerry Longhurst, Lothar Probst, Simon Ward, Anna Saunders, Annette Seidel Arpaci, Chris Homewood, Andrew Plowman, Helmut Schmitz, Karoline Von Oppen, William Collins Donahue, Kathrin Schoedel, Stuart Taberner, Paul Cooke Stuart Taberner is Professor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture, and Society and Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German Studies, both at the University of Leeds.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 254
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 01 Jul 2011

ISBN 10: 157113512X
ISBN 13: 9781571135124

Media Reviews
Whether the Berlin Republic has achieved some form of normality comparable to other European nation states or whether Germany's singularity, the abnormality of its Holocaust past will persist ... is the focus of the volume's 15 chapters. ... The breadth of viewpoints can be regarded as a model of successful cultural studies.... A first-rate volume. GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW With its cross-disciplinary approach, the book provides a good overview of the discursive shifts that have accompanied German identity debates since the 1990s. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Students will appreciate the clarity of the writing and the information on quite recent developments in Germany.... MONATSHEFTE
Author Bio
University of Leeds Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Leeds.