Writing the Revolution by Cornils, Ingo;

"The Construction of ""1968"" in Germany"

Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture; 174;

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Product details:

Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Date of Publication 15 September 2016
Number of Volumes Print PDF

ISBN 9781571139542
Binding Hardback
No. of pages328 pages
Size 228.6x152.4 mm
Weight 622 g
Language English
Illustrations 1 b/w illus. Illustrations, black & white

Short description:

An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of '68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized.

Long description:

"An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of '68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized. 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."

"Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Heroes and Martyrs Chroniclers and Interpreters Critics and Renegades Talespinners and Poets Women of the Revolution ""1968"" and the Media ""1968"" and the Arts ZaungÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¤ste Not Dark Yet: The 68ers at 70 Romantic Relapse or Modern Myth? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index"

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