The Visual Culture of East German Picturebooks 1945–1990
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Jörg Meibauer
About this book
This is the first study to explore picturebooks of the Soviet Occupation Zone and the German Democratic Republic, analyzing them in the context of contemporary history, social and cultural developments and through a precise analysis of selected images and their context. By focusing on areas such as architecture and housing, consumer culture, traffic and transportation, including the iconic role of the Trabant, and the design of childhood, as seen in pioneer uniforms and institutions, the study identifies the unique blend of information about reality and socialist ideology typical of children's visual culture during this period. This specific combination was aimed at shaping children to become socialist personalities. The study thus demonstrates that pictorial representation and its textual integration are crucial for understanding childhood in the immediate post-war period and the German Democratic Republic.
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Jörg Meibauer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments
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Contents
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List of Figures
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Artistic Styles
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Chapter 3 Ruins, Rubble, Reconstruction
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Chapter 4 Images of the Socialist City: The Stalinallee and Plattenbau
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Chapter 5 Mid-Century Modern Architecture in East Berlin: The World Time Clock, TV Tower, and Palace of the Republic
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Chapter 6 Shaping the Image of Moscow
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Chapter 7 Becoming a Socialist Consumer: Konsum, HO, and the House of the Child
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Chapter 8 Visual Culture of Traffic
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Chapter 9 The Design of the Socialist Childhood: Kindergartens, Playgrounds, and Pioneer Institutions
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Chapter 10 How Cute! Young Pioneer Design and Culture
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Chapter 11 The Cold War for Children: Peace Education and Military Training
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Chapter 12 Looking Back: Nostalgia and Literary Change
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Bibliography
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Index
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