Writing the Revolution (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Columbia, MD, 2020

1640140719 / 9781640140714

Series: Book 21 of 48 - Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

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Paperback. In Germany, the concept of "1968" is enduring and synonymous with the German Student Movement, and is viewed, variously, as a fundamental liberalization, a myth, a second foundation, or an irritation. The movement's aims - radicalre-imagination of the political and economic order and social hierarchy - have been understood as requiring a "long march." While the movement has been judged at best a "successful failure," cultural elites continue to engage inthe construction of 1968. Ingo Cornils's book argues that writing about 1968 in Germany is no longer about the historical events or the specific objectives of a bygone counterculture, but is instead a moral touchstone, a marker ofsocial group identity meant to keep alive (or at bay) a utopian agenda that continues to fire the imagination. The book demonstrates that the representation of 1968 as a "foundational myth" suits the needs of a number of surprisingly heterogeneous groups, and that even attempts to deconstruct the myth strengthen it. Cornils brings together for the first time the historical, literary, and media representations of the movement, showing the motivation behindand effect of almost five decades of writing about 1968. In so doing, Cornils challenges the way 1968 has been instrumentalized: as a powerful imaginary that has colonized every aspect of life in Germany, and as symbolic capitalin cultural and political debates. Ingo Cornils is Professor of German Studies at the University of Leeds. An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of '68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Writing the Revolution (Paperback)
Author
Ingo Cornils
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Columbia, MD
Publication year
2020
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Binding
Paperback
Language
English
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1640140719
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9781640140714
Series
Book 21 of 48: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

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