Read Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989

Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989

Laura J.R. Bradley

4.9/5 (11250 ratings)

Description:Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the authorities in the German Democratic Republic always denied that they practised censorship. In this fascinating new study, Laura Bradley explores how the authorities' denial affected the language and experience of theatre censorship. She shows that it left theatre practitioners doubly exposed: they remained officially responsible for their productions, even if the productions had passed pre-performance controls. In the absence of a fixed set of criteria, cultural functionaries had to make difficult judgements about which plays and productions to allow, and where to draw the line between constructive criticism and subversion. Drawing on a wealth of new archive material, the study explores how theatre practitioners and functionaries negotiated these challenges between 1961 and 1989. The chapters in Part I explore theatre censorship in East Berlin, asking how the controls affected different genres, and how theatre practitioners responded to the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Prague Spring, and the expatriation of Wolf Biermann. Part II broadens the focus to the regions, investigating why theatre practitioners complained of strong regional variations in theatre censorship, and how they responded to Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika. By examining a range of case studies, from banned stagings to those that met with official approval, the book puts high-profile disputes back into context. It shows how censorship operated through human negotiation, illuminating the shifting patterns of cooperation and conflict that influenced the space available for theatrical experimentation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989. To get started finding Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0199589631

Description: Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the authorities in the German Democratic Republic always denied that they practised censorship. In this fascinating new study, Laura Bradley explores how the authorities' denial affected the language and experience of theatre censorship. She shows that it left theatre practitioners doubly exposed: they remained officially responsible for their productions, even if the productions had passed pre-performance controls. In the absence of a fixed set of criteria, cultural functionaries had to make difficult judgements about which plays and productions to allow, and where to draw the line between constructive criticism and subversion. Drawing on a wealth of new archive material, the study explores how theatre practitioners and functionaries negotiated these challenges between 1961 and 1989. The chapters in Part I explore theatre censorship in East Berlin, asking how the controls affected different genres, and how theatre practitioners responded to the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Prague Spring, and the expatriation of Wolf Biermann. Part II broadens the focus to the regions, investigating why theatre practitioners complained of strong regional variations in theatre censorship, and how they responded to Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika. By examining a range of case studies, from banned stagings to those that met with official approval, the book puts high-profile disputes back into context. It shows how censorship operated through human negotiation, illuminating the shifting patterns of cooperation and conflict that influenced the space available for theatrical experimentation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989. To get started finding Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989

Cooperation and Conflict: GDR Theatre Censorship, 1961-1989

More Books

Brecht and Political Theatre: The Mother on Stage (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)

Brecht and Political Theatre: The Mother on Stage (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)

Edinburgh German Yearbook 5: Brecht and the GDR: Politics, Culture, Posterity (Volume 5)

Edinburgh German Yearbook 5: Brecht and the GDR: Politics, Culture, Posterity (Volume 5)

200 CCs: Year One

200 CCs: Year One

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XXIV

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XXIV

Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: A Lovecraft Anthology

Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: A Lovecraft Anthology

Brecht on Art & Politics (Brecht's Plays, Poetry and Prose)

Brecht on Art & Politics (Brecht's Plays, Poetry and Prose)

The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest, and...Ned (Bubbas of the Apocalypse, #2)

The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest, and...Ned (Bubbas of the Apocalypse, #2)

The Order War Dramatized Adaptation

The Order War Dramatized Adaptation

Shakespeare Studies: Volume 51

Shakespeare Studies: Volume 51