Masters Theses
Date of Award
5-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Major
German
Major Professor
Maria Stehle
Committee Members
Daniel Magilow, Stephanie Ohnesorg
Abstract
Using print media such as band biographies, books, and journals that address youth, popular culture, and music in the German context, this thesis analyzes how music and musicians influenced political protest movements in West Germany during the Cold War and how, in turn, protest movements fostered the career of musicians. The relationship between music and social change in Germany throughout the Cold War is complicated and contains many aspects. This thesis focuses mainly on the effect American and British music had on divided Germany and examines how these influences helped shape the cultural climate in which political protests emerged. It further addresses the question of how we understand the fact that the success of the bands often outlived the political protest movements.
Recommended Citation
Patty, John Tyler, "“Wir streiken!”: Music and Political Activism in Cold War Germany. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2014.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/2741
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