Weimar Controversies: Explorations in Popular Culture with Siegfried Kracauer

Peter S. Fisher

Published by transcript Verlag 2020

Weimar Controversies

Explorations in Popular Culture with Siegfried Kracauer

Peter S. Fisher

Volume 224 in the series Edition Kulturwissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839451465

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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.

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Peter S. Fisher received a Ph.D. in Modern European History from Harvard University. His research interests are history and popular culture of the Kaiserreich and Weimar Republic.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter One. Occultism: Empowerment or Menace? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter Two. Colportage: Harmless Pleasure or Dangerous Diversion? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter Three. The Schund Law: Defending Morality or Undermining Freedom? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter Four. Detective Pulps: Modeling Justice or Glamorizing Crime? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Chapter Five. Nudism: Weimar Renaissance or National Degeneration? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: History; Popular Culture; Weimar Republic; Siegfried Kracauer; Cultural History; German History; Critical Theory; Cultural Studies

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Published: June 27, 2020
ISBN: 9783839451465