Comrades in Arms : Military Masculinities in East German Culture

Comrades in Arms Military Masculinities in East German Culture

Without question, the East German National People's Army was a profoundly masculine institution, not simply in terms of its overwhelmingly male makeup but in the traditional ideals of stoicism, sacrifice, and physical courage that it sought to exemplify. Nonetheless, as this innovative study of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Smith, Tom author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [s.l.] : Berghahn Books 2020.
Materias:
Germany (East). > Nationale Volksarmee > Military life.
Soldiers > Germany (East) > Social conditions.
Soldiers in literature.
Soldiers in motion pictures.
Masculinity > Germany (East)
Sociology, Military > Germany (East)
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720230106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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