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Hindenburg
Hindenburg reveals how a previously little-known general, whose career to normal retirement age had provided no real foretaste of his heroic status, became a national icon and living myth in Germany after the First World War, capturing the imagination of millions. In a period characterized by rupture and fragmentation, the legend surrounding Paul von Hindenburg brought together a broad coalition of Germans and became one of the most potent forces in Weimar politics. Charting the origins of the myth, from Hindenburg's decisive victory at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 to his death in Nazi Germany and beyond, Anna von der Goltz explains why the presence of Hindenburg's name on the ballot mes...
Soundscapes of the Urban Past
We cannot simply listen to our urban past. Yet we encounter a rich cultural heritage of city sounds presented in text, radio and film. How can such »staged sounds« express the changing identities of cities? This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides. In doing so, this book puts contemporary controversies on urban sound in historical perspective, and contextualises iconic presentations of cities. It addresses academics, students, and museum workers alike. With contributions by Jasper Aalbers, Karin Bijsterveld, Carolyn Birdsall, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Andreas Fickers, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Patricia Pisters, Holger Schulze, Mark M. Smith and Jonathan Sterne.
Von der Experimentierbühne zum Propagandainstrument
Bereits seit 1924 präsentiert die Funkausstellung, mittlerweile in »Internationale Funkausstellung« (IFA) umbenannt, die Neuerungen der Unterhaltungselektronikbranche. Ursprünglich sollte sie das neue Massenmedium Rundfunk bekannt machen, das erst 1923 seinen regelmäßigen Sendebetrieb aufgenommen hatte. Seither ist die Geschichte des deutschen Rundfunks fest mit der Funkausstellung verknüpft. Zahlreiche technische Innovationen wurden erstmals auf der Funkausstellung öffentlich präsentiert - die ersten Fernsehgeräte 1928 oder der Volksempfänger 1933 bilden dabei die wohl bekanntesten Beispiele. Welche Rolle die Veranstaltung in der Entwicklung des deutschen Rundfunks von 1924 bis 1939 gespielt hat, steht im Zentrum dieses Buches. Anschaulich arbeitet Eva Susanne Breßler die Bedeutung der Ausstellung als technische Experimentierbühne in den Anfangsjahren von Hörfunk und Fernsehen heraus. Außerdem widmet sie sich der Instrumentalisierung der Veranstaltung in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus, in der die Funkausstellung als politisches Propagandamittel diente und massenwirksam inszeniert wurde.
Voices in Ruins
Immediately after the Second World War, the radio was the best-preserved medium of mass communication in Germany. This book explores the implications of this dominance by asking how everyday broadcasting constructed ideas of 'normal' times, people and places in the destroyed, divided and occupied zones of what would become the Federal Republic.
Medien im Alltag
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Sounds of Modern History
Long ignored by scholars in the humanities, sound has just begun to take its place as an important object of study in the last few years. Since the late 19th century, there has been a paradigmatic shift in auditory cultures and practices in European societies. This change was brought about by modern phenomena such as urbanization, industrialization and mechanization, the rise of modern sciences, and of course the emergence of new sound recording and transmission media. This book contributes to our understanding of modern European history through the lens of sound by examining diverse subjects such as performed and recorded music, auditory technologies like the telephone and stethoscope, and the ambient noise of the city.
Mythos Oberschlesien
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Mass Media and Historical Change
Media influenced politics, culture, and everyday life long before the invention of the Internet. This book shows how the advent of new media has changed societies in modern history, focusing not on the specifics of technology but rather on their distribution, use, and impact. Using Germany as an example for international trends, it compares the advent of printing in Europe and East Asia, and the impact of the press on revolutions, nation building, and wars in North America and Europe. The rise of tabloids and film is discussed as an international phenomenon, as the importance of media during National Socialism is looked at in comparison with Fascist Italy and Spain. Finally, this book offers a precise analysis of media during the Cold War, with divided Germany providing the central case study.
Nachtprogramm
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