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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"The Weimar Republic"”.
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A study of various Nationalist appropriations of Nietzsche in the Weimar Republic
The aim of this thesis is to identify and evaluate the appropriations of Friedrich Nietzshce’s philosophy by three key nationalist figures from Germany during the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). These three individuals are the author Ernst Jünger, and from within the Nazi Party, the Nietzsche scholar, …
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The politics of a German town during the Weimar Republic : Coburg 1918-1929.
… literature is available on inter-war Germany for the periods of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, there is a dearth of literature on politics at the local level. This means that there have been no analytical studies of the politics of local government in inter-war Germany despite the …
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From prop to producer: the appropriation of radio technology in opera during the Weimar Republic.
This thesis explores the appropriation of radio technology in opera composed during the Weimar Republic. It identifies a gap in current research where opera and radio have often been examined separately in the fields of musicology and media history. This research adopts a case study approach and …
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G.W. Pabst and the New Objectivity: Social Criticism and the Loss of Idealism in the Weimar Republic
Between the years of 1919 and 1933, the Weimar Republic was a world leader in art and entertainment. However, it was also torn apart by severe economic depressions and political violence. This intense atmosphere provided a powerful context for the art and films of the period. As the political and …
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Imagining new possibilities for classical music performance in the 21st-century: Drawing inspiration from the Berlin cabarets of the Weimar Republic
… an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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“Das ist die Broadway Melodie”: American cultural motifs in German music film 1929 – 1945
This thesis analyses American cultural motifs in German music films in the years 1929 – 1945 and focuses on generic trends that bridged the political caesura of the year 1933 as the end of Germany’s first democracy and the beginning of the dictatorial rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nationalist …
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German Politics and the 'Jewish Question', 1914-1919
The First World War confronted German politicians with a range of unprecedented, vital questions in the spheres of domestic as well as foreign policy. As the fortunes of war shifted, so did borders, populations and national allegiances. In a period of acute and almost constant political crisis, the …
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Not Leading Lady Material
… of Dance Performance and Scholarship, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies This thesis is a reflection on the creation, cultivation, process and performance of Megan Morse Jans' original work Not Leading Lady Material, an interdisciplinary dance-theater piece presented in a style …
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Myths of War: Constructing and Challenging Literary Myths of War in Germany, 1914-1930
This thesis focuses on the role of literature in interpreting the First World War in Germany from 1914 to 1930 and the myths of war that were manifested within and created by such narratives of war. Beginning with an exploration of 'myth' and its relationship to the Great War, it progresses to a …
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Carl Schmitt And Political Catholicism: Friend Or Foe?
<p>The scholarship on controversial German constitutional lawyer and political theorist Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) has long accepted what can be called a "standard narrative" as regards his intellectual development. This narrative treats Schmitt as, on the whole, a "Catholic" intellectual and …
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The Economic Theories of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, 1923-1945
The Frankfurt Institute for Social Research was established in 1923 originally as a German centre for Marxist economic research. Its odyssey traversed tumultuous historical periods, witnessing the downfall of the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi regime, and beyond. The Frankfurt Institute …
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Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: Cabaret History In The Making
… has influenced and is influenced by musical theatre. As cabaret has evolved throughout history, musical theatre has often paralleled its journey. Cabaret thrived before the term "musical theatre" was coined and suffered hard times during the Golden Age of Musical Theatre. The correlation of …
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Religious And Secular Responses To Nazism: Coordinated And Singular Acts Of Opposition
… conducting this research endeavor is to satisfy the requirements of earning a Master of Art degree in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida. My research aim has been to examine literature written from the 1930's through 2006 which chronicles the lives of Jewish and …
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Fixed and Fleeting: An Exploration of Film Poster Art from Weimar Germany, 1919-1933
… and poster designs produced in Germany during the Weimar Republic as significant cultural artifacts revealing the intersections between consumerism and aesthetics, popular entertainment and fine art. The intent of my dissertation is two-fold. On the one hand, I reconsider the intellectual …
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Like a Moth to the Flame: Modernity and Mary Wigman 1886-1973
From her birth in 1886 to her death in 1973, the life of German dancer Mary Wigman spanned the Wilhelmine Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the post-war years. She stands as a seminal figure in what has come to be known as the modern dance. Her Ausdruckstanz or dance of expression …
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The Night of the Long Knives: Reconsidered
<p>The "Night of the Long Knives"—June 30, 1934, and the murderous days that followed is one of the more fascinating episodes in the history of the Third Reich. A year after taking power, multiple circles of influence challenged Nazi control. The National Socialists perceived enemies everywhere. At …
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Narratives of Citizenship in the German Novel, 1926-1959
… explores narratives of citizenship in the German novel from the Weimar Republic to the post-war era, 1926 – 1959. As an inherently contested concept, citizenship presented an important terrain for many of the twentieth century’s key political struggles. The main body of the dissertation …
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Roland Freisler (1893-1945): An Intellectual Biography
… a leading Nazi lawyer, civil servant, and judge. The main focus of the thesis is on Freisler’s hitherto neglected experiences during the Weimar Republic and his role in facilitating the transition of the German legal system from the democratic Rechtsstaat to the Nazi dictatorship. The first …
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Negotiating the past in Weimar culture: Neue Sachlichkeit and Irmgard Keun's Das kunstseidene Mädchen
… Keun’s 1932 novel Das kunstseidene Mädchen (The Artificial Silk Girl) exposes many of the social and cultural issues existing in the Weimar Republic, such as unemployment, the metropolis and mass culture, modernity, and the Neue Frau (New Woman). During this time, Neue Sachlichkeit (New …
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