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Writing the Revolution: The Construction of 1968 in Germany (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Ingo Cornils
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Description for Writing the Revolution: The Construction of 1968 in Germany (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Hardcover. An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of '68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJPK; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
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 - radical re-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 in the 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 of social 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 behind and 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 capital in cultural and political debates. Ingo Cornils is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Leeds.
Product Details
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139542
SKU
V9781571139542
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About Ingo Cornils
Ingo Cornils is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of German at Leeds University.
Reviews for Writing the Revolution: The Construction of 1968 in Germany (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
[V]ery important and useful . . . . Cornils analyses the successful failure of the student revolt in Germany and the cultural construction of its myth in . . . all its components. LINKS [Mauro Ponzi] [A]n illuminating meta-history, not so much about 1968 as about the representation and mythologization of it. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT [Hans Kundnani] [I]ndispensable to anyone seeking to understand why 1968 is still written about and why it still matters so much in Germany. JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES [Joachim Whaley] [M]eticulously researched and captivatingly narrated. . . . It is especially in the[] discursive shifts [that he describes and analyzes]
[which] concur with the shifts in German politics of memory in general
that the decisive benefit of Cornils' analysis appears. THEORY & EVENT [Ivana Perica] [A] meticulously researched and well executed analysis of the never-ending story of 1968, which draws on memory studies and expands on it. [Cornils's] comprehensive study is indispensable to everyone interested in understanding the meaning of the student movement in and for Germany . . . . GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW [Sabine von Dirke] The author has mastered the extensive literature and produced an engaging account of one of West Germany's most critical postwar periods. Highly recommended. CHOICE Cornils's impressive collection of materials that engage with 1968 mirrors the breathlessness of the events and the wide range of their interpretations and appropriations. GERMAN QUARTERLY [E]xcellent . . . . The significance of Cornils's work is . . . its releasing 1968 from history, handing it over to the present. . . . [F]ills a major gap . . . . MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW [T]his volume . . . confirms the status of the author as a leading British-based expert in the area. . . . Cornils [writes] with infectious enthusiasm on a subject close to his heart. . . . [A] knowledgeable and readable book . . . . JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
[which] concur with the shifts in German politics of memory in general
that the decisive benefit of Cornils' analysis appears. THEORY & EVENT [Ivana Perica] [A] meticulously researched and well executed analysis of the never-ending story of 1968, which draws on memory studies and expands on it. [Cornils's] comprehensive study is indispensable to everyone interested in understanding the meaning of the student movement in and for Germany . . . . GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW [Sabine von Dirke] The author has mastered the extensive literature and produced an engaging account of one of West Germany's most critical postwar periods. Highly recommended. CHOICE Cornils's impressive collection of materials that engage with 1968 mirrors the breathlessness of the events and the wide range of their interpretations and appropriations. GERMAN QUARTERLY [E]xcellent . . . . The significance of Cornils's work is . . . its releasing 1968 from history, handing it over to the present. . . . [F]ills a major gap . . . . MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW [T]his volume . . . confirms the status of the author as a leading British-based expert in the area. . . . Cornils [writes] with infectious enthusiasm on a subject close to his heart. . . . [A] knowledgeable and readable book . . . . JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES