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Screening the East: Heimat, Memory and Nostalgia in German Film since 1989
Nick Hodgin
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Hardback. Screening the East considers German filmmakers' responses to unification. In particular, it traces the representation of the East German community in films made since 1989 and considers whether these narratives challenge or reinforce the notion of a separate East German identity. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468. Heimat, Memory and Nostalgia in German Film Since 1989. Series: Film Europa. 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Screening the East considers German filmmakers' responses to unification. In particular, it traces the representation of the East German community in films made since 1989 and considers whether these narratives challenge or reinforce the notion of a separate East German identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 19. Weight: 468.
...contains useful and nuanced readings of the best-known films dealing with themes related to unification, as well as highlighting some equally interesting lesser-known works, in order to provide a rounded picture of German cinema's engagement with these issues in the past 17 years. I am not aware of any other publication that covers such a range of material and this in itself makes the book a valuable contribution to the field. * David Clarke, University of Bath This is an extremely rich study of the representation of east German identity and the former GDR in post-unification ... Read more
...contains useful and nuanced readings of the best-known films dealing with themes related to unification, as well as highlighting some equally interesting lesser-known works, in order to provide a rounded picture of German cinema's engagement with these issues in the past 17 years. I am not aware of any other publication that covers such a range of material and this in itself makes the book a valuable contribution to the field. * David Clarke, University of Bath This is an extremely rich study of the representation of east German identity and the former GDR in post-unification ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
234
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Film Europa
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857451286
SKU
V9780857451286
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About Nick Hodgin
Nick Hodgin gained a degree in English and German after studying at universities in Britain, America and Germany. His research focuses on German cultural history with a particular emphasis on German film and eastern Germany. He teaches at the University of Sheffield.
Reviews for Screening the East: Heimat, Memory and Nostalgia in German Film since 1989
- contains useful and nuanced readings of the best-known films dealing with themes related to unification, as well as highlighting some equally interesting lesser-known works, in order to provide a rounded picture of German cinema's engagement with these issues in the past 17 years. I am not aware of any other publication that covers such a range of material and ... Read more