Neubau Atmospheres: East German Cultural Remediations of Modernist Architecture

The artistic potential modern, urban housing ("Neubau") offered to writers and directors in East Germany from the 1960s to 1980s remains underexplored. Neubau Atmospheres seeks to bridge that gap by providing an incisive analysis of East German cinematic, literary, and architectural case studies, highlighting how the modernist housing of the GDR provided a potent vehicle for mediating the emotional and social experience of its denizens. Considering how these cinematic and literary representations focalized ideas of class, gender, and age, author Stephan Ehrig makes a compelling case for viewing this engagement with the urban environment as a cultural genre in its own right.

Author: Stephan Ehrig
Binding Type: Library Binding
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 10/01/2025
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781836951797