East German Perspectives on Transformation after 1989

Experiencing, Remembering, and Responding to Unification

AvAnna Saunders,Caroline Summers

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Examines eastern Germans' diversity of experiences of 1989/90 and its continuing effects as reflected in biographical, creative, and collective representations, demonstrating the ongoing impact of die Wende in contemporary Germany.As the fall of the Berlin Wall and the official unification of Germany recede into the past, their impact on questions of identity and belonging in Germany endures. For many eastern Germans, the process of change and adaptation that began in 1989/90-in German die Wende, the turning point or transition-is not yet over; indeed, recent public discourse and events in Germany have caused controversy by questioning established narratives of unification. Rather than viewing the Wende as a phenomenon of 1989/90 and its immediate aftermath, this volume presents it as a complex and ongoing process. By examining eastern German representations of, and responses to, the Wende from varying perspectives-including life stories, fictional representations, and collective visions-the contributions in this volume present above all a narrative of diversity: just as "the East" cannot be understood as a homogenous space, neither can the Wende be seen as a unified-or unifying-experience. From an eastern German perspective, the period since 1989 has been marked by continuity as much as rupture, with the promised freedom and democracy often being overshadowed by violence and alienation. By focusing on the longer-term sociocultural implications of transition, this volume provides insights into past and present experiences of the Wende, as well as multiple imaginations of Germany's future.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-05-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:549 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9781640142039

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ANNA SAUNDERS is Professor of German at the University of Liverpool. CAROLINE SUMMERS is Associate Professor in Translation and Transcultural Studies at the University of Warwick. ANNA SAUNDERS is Professor of German at the University of Liverpool. CAROLINE SUMMERS is Associate Professor in Translation and Transcultural Studies at the University of Warwick.

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AcknowledgmentsGlossary of Key Terms and Abbreviations Part I: Shifting Narratives of the WendeIntroduction: Wende ohne Ende? Unfinished Narratives of TransformationAnna Saunders and Caroline SummersChapter 1: Beyond the "Shining Moment": The Revolution of 1989 and the Making of Contemporary GermanyChristina MorinaPart II: Private Spaces: Life Stories in TransitionChapter 2: From Inclusion in the Late GDR to Exclusion in the Newly Unified Germany? Mozambican Labor Migrants and the Transformation of East German Migration PolicyTom DrechselChapter 3: Making Sense of Postsocialism and Masculinity: Homepages of East German Men in the 1990s and 2000sLea Frese-RennerChapter 4: Translating the Personal into the Literary: The Afterlife of East German Experience in Post-Unification TextsCaroline SummersPart III: Creative Spaces: Cultural Representations of ChangeChapter 5: Staging Violence: The Wende and its Aftermath in Recent Theater ProductionsCarola Hähnel-MesnardChapter 6: Ende ohne Wende? The Transformationsjahre and Disgust in Manja Präkels's Als ich mit Hitler Schnapskirschen aß and Bahati Glaß's Das Geschenk meines VatersMatthew HinesChapter 7: Spaces and Places of Economic Transformation in Hans-Christian Schmid's Lichter, Thomas Stuber's In den Gängen, and Vanessa Jopp's Vergiss AmerikaElizabeth M. WardPart IV: Public Spaces: Reclaiming the WendeChapter 8: Between GDR and "Mitteldeutschland": Identity and Television in East Germany in the Early 1990sNikolai OkunewChapter 9: Re-Narrating Unification -Shifting Generational Perspectives on 1989/90 and its AftermathStephan EhrigChapter 10: The Long Path to Memorialization: Envisioning Leipzig's Freiheits- und EinheitsdenkmalAnna SaundersNotes on Contributors Index

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