Comrades in arms : military masculinities in East German culture /
Without question, the East German National People's Army was a profoundly masculine institution that emphasized traditional ideals of stoicism, sacrifice and physical courage. Nonetheless, as this innovative study demonstrates, depictions of the military in the film and literature of the GDR we...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
[2020].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Military masculine ideals and their limits
- Pluralizing the GDR's socialist soldier personality
- Screen violence and the limits of masculine ideals
- Part 2. Challenging performances
- The vulnerable body in uniform
- Retro masculinity and military theatricality
- Part 3. Challenging feelings
- Shame, emotions and military masculinities
- Same-sex desire, archival narration and the NVA's closet
- Conclusion.