The salon in the camp: friendship societies and the literary public sphere in the SBZ and early GDR

Jonsson-Skradol, N. (2018) The salon in the camp: friendship societies and the literary public sphere in the SBZ and early GDR. In: Dobrenko, E. and Jonsson-Skradol, N. (eds.) Socialist Realism in Central and Eastern European Literatures Under Stalin: Institutions, Dynamics, Discourses. Anthem Press: London. ISBN 9781783086979

Abstract

The centrality of ‘storytelling and listening’ was key to the cultural policy of the allies in both parts of Germany after WWII. Those in charge of what was to happen to the countries in question were badly in need of stories. Just like in the era of the Enlightenment, in the post-war Eastern European society the foundations of a new kind of interaction between the power, the public and the intellectuals were set. The article looks at the functioning of Friendship Societies in the Soviet Occupation Zone (Sowjetische Besatzungszone, SBZ) in Germany/ the early GDR.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Jonsson-Skradol, Dr Natalia
• Authors: Jonsson-Skradol, N.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• ISBN: 9781783086979