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A Dramatic Reinvention

German Television Plays and Moral Renewal after National Socialism, 1956–1970

Stewart Anderson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

258 Seiten

2020
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78920-644-9 (ISBN)

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A Dramatic Revinvention sheds new light on how Germans rebuilt their moral and intellectual world after the Nazi catastrophe. The book argues that television emerged as one of the most important mediums for presenting, discussing, and working through the question of how to re-moralize Germany.

Following World War II, Germany was faced not only with the practical tasks of reconstruction and denazification, but also with the longer-term mission of morally “re-civilizing” its citizens—a goal that persisted through the nation’s 1949 split. One of the most important mediums for effecting reeducation was television, whose strengths were particularly evident in the thousands of television plays that were broadcast in both Germanys in the 1950s and 1960s. This book shows how TV dramas transcended state boundaries and—notwithstanding the ideological differences between East and West—addressed shared issues and themes, helping to ease viewers into confronting uncomfortable moral topics.

Stewart Anderson is an Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University and holds a doctorate from SUNY Binghamton. He is the co-editor of Modernization, Nation-Building, and Television History (Routledge 2014).

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Navigating History: Historical Consciousness, International Cooperation, and Redemption
Chapter 2. Crafting Political Role Models: The Righteous Fugitive and the Man (or Woman) of Conscience
Chapter 3. Managing Prosperity: Moderation, Empathy, and Christianity
Chapter 4. Resetting Gender Roles: Women’s Equality, Reinvented Masculinity, and the Nuclear Family
Chapter 5. Embracing Diversity: Racial Tolerance and Integration

Conclusion

Epilogue
Appendix 1: Television Programs Referenced
Appendix 2: West German Television Stations
Appendix 3: Television Licenses, 1958–1970

Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2020
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78920-644-8 / 1789206448
ISBN-13	978-1-78920-644-9 / 9781789206449
Zustand	Neuware