Protest song in East and West Germany since the 1960s

336 Pages·2007·18.789 MB·English

by  David Robb

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Protest Song in East and West Germany since the 1960s
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Protest Song in East and West
Germany since the 1960s
Edited by David Robb
CAMDEN HOUSE
Rochester, New York
Copyright © 2007 The Editor and Contributors
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First published 2007
by Camden House
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ISBN-13: 978-1-57113-281-9
ISBN=10: 1=57113-281-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Protest song in East and West Germany since the 1960s / edited by David
Robb.
p. cm. — (Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture)
Includes bibliographical references (p. _)a nd index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57113-281-9 (hardcover: alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-57113-281-3 (hardcover: alk. paper)
1. Protest Songs—Germany—20th century—History and criticism.
2. Music—Political aspects—Germany—20th century. I. Robb, David,
1962— II. Title. III. Series.
ML3917.G3P76 2007
782.42'15990943—dc22
2007013056
A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
This publication is printed on acid-free paper.
Printed in the United States of America.
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Contents
Acknowledgments Vil
Introduction
David Robb
1: The Reception of Vormarz and 1848 Revolutionary Song
in West Germany and the GDR
David Robb
2: Mihsam, Brecht, Eisler, and the Twentieth-Century aye)
Revolutionary Heritage
David Robb
3: Narrative Role-Play as Communication Strategy 67
in German Protest Song
David Robb
4: The Burg Waldeck Festivals, 1964-1969 on
Eckard Holler
5: The Folk and Liedermacher Scene in the Federal 133
Republic in the 1970s and 1980s
Eckard Holler
6: Konstantin Wecker: Political Songs between Anarchy 169
and Humanity
Annette Bliihdorn
7: Wolf Biermann: Die Heimat ist weit 199
Peter Thompson
8: Political Song in the GDR: The Cat-and-Mouse Game 227
with Censorship and Institutions
David Robb
9: The Demise of Political Song and the New Discourse 255
of Techno in the Berlin Republic
David Robb
Works Cited 279
Notes on the Editor and Contributors 301
Index 303