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West Berlin in the Eighties: the novel of a generation
“No Future”: under this slogan, a group of young people squatted a building in Kreuzberg, Berlin in the early 1980s. ...
Karin Wieland
Karin Wieland born in 1958, studied Political Science with a focus on Political Theory and the History of Ideas at the Freie Universität Berlin. She lives and works as a writer in Berlin. Published by Hanser: Die Geliebte des Duce. Das Leben der Margherita Sarfatti und die Erfindung des Faschismus (2004), Dietrich & Riefenstahl. Der Traum von der neuen Frau (2011) and Lebenslügen im Kapitalismus (2014, Hanser Box). aufprall.net karinwieland.de
The Gender of the Soul
Modern woman first appeared in the theatre. The relationship between the sexes was explored and redefined on stage, like in a laboratory.
When Gertrud Eysoldt entered the scene, she ...
Dietrich & Riefenstahl: The Invention of the Modern Woman
Ineffably feminine, fiercely independent, stunningly beautiful and in love with success: the archetype young women aspire to today was invented by two Berlin movie stars between the world wars. ...
moreThe Duce's Mistress
She was the woman who "invented" the Duce and invested fascism with aesthetic brilliance: Margherita Sarfatti. Karin Wieland relates the disturbing life of one of the most influential yet unknown ...
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