@article{1481000,
      recid = {1481000},
      author = {Steding, Elizabeth Priester,},
      title = {GDR literature in German curricula and textbooks :  exploring the legacy of GDR authors, 1985-2015 /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxi, 185 pages).},
      abstract = {This book analyzes the changing portrayal of GDR  literature in German Gymnasium textbooks 1985-2015.  Addressing the need for textbook research to broaden its  focus from GDR history to GDR literature, the author  presents case studies of well-known GDR authors (Bertolt  Brecht, Johannes R. Becher, Anna Seghers, Wolf Biermann,  and Christa Wolf), each examining a particular aspect of  the societal discourse about GDR literature and the tension  between (literary) text and (historical) context. Taken  together, the case studies reveal the frequently  underestimated power of ideology in literature textbooks.  They also show how attempts to package these authors into  simplified categories ultimately reveal the profound  complexities of the GDR literary legacy. By examining the  clear tension between literature and politics in textbooks  and curricula, the author demonstrates how ideological  messages are transmitted in all textbooks, as well as the  importance of attending to overt and covert ideology.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1481000},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39051-7},
}