Weimar Controversies
Explorations in Popular Culture with Siegfried Kracauer
In the Weimar Republic, popular culture was the scene of heated controversies that tested the limits of national cohesion. How could marginal figures like a stigmatized villager, a grub street writer, or an advocate for nudism become flashpoints of political conflict?
Peter S. Fisher draws on Siegfried Kracauer's trenchant observations on Weimar's contradictions to knit these exemplary stories together. Following his methodology, society's underdogs take center stage, pushing the headline makers into the background.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
Seiten 1 - 4 -
Table of Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
Illustrations
Seiten 7 - 8 -
Abbreviations
Seiten 9 - 10 -
Introduction
Seiten 11 - 16 -
Chapter One. Occultism: Empowerment or Menace?
Seiten 17 - 66 -
Chapter Two. Colportage: Harmless Pleasure or Dangerous Diversion?
Seiten 67 - 98 -
Chapter Three. The Schund Law: Defending Morality or Undermining Freedom?
Seiten 99 - 142 -
Chapter Four. Detective Pulps: Modeling Justice or Glamorizing Crime?
Seiten 143 - 172 -
Chapter Five. Nudism: Weimar Renaissance or National Degeneration?
Seiten 173 - 212 -
Epilogue
Seiten 213 - 226 -
Bibliography
Seiten 227 - 232 -
Index
Seiten 233 - 240
10 June 2020, 240 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5146-1
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