Women and National Socialism in Postwar German Literature

Women and National Socialism in Postwar German Literature
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781571139948
ISBN-13 : 157113994X
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Book Synopsis Women and National Socialism in Postwar German Literature by : Katherine Stone

Download or read book Women and National Socialism in Postwar German Literature written by Katherine Stone and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2017 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, historians have revealed the many ways in which German women supported National Socialism-as teachers, frontline auxiliaries, and nurses, as well as in political organizations. In mainstream culture, however, the women of the period are still predominantly depicted as the victims of a violent twentieth century whose atrocities were committed by men. They are frequently imagined as post hoc redeemers of the nation, as the "rubble women" who spiritually and literally rebuilt Germany. This book investigates why the question of women's complicity in the Third Reich has struggled to capture the historical imagination in the same way. It explores how female authors from across the political and generational spectrum (Ingeborg Bachmann, Christa Wolf, Elisabeth Plessen, Gisela Elsner, Tanja D ckers, Jenny Erpenbeck) conceptualize the role of women in the Third Reich. As well as offering innovative re-readings of celebrated works, this book provides instructive interpretations of lesser-known texts that nonetheless enrich our understanding of German memory culture. Katherine Stone is Assistant Professor in German Studies at the University of Warwick.


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