Performing Bürgerlichkeit : the German bourgeoisie and contemporary theatre
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Anna Galt, 'Performing Bürgerlichkeit : the German bourgeoisie and contemporary theatre', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Germanic Studies, 2012, pp 281Abstract:
This dissertation will investigate Bürgertum and Bürgerlichkeit and their relevance
to the work of three contemporary German theatre directors; Michael Thalheimer, Thomas
Ostermeier and René Pollesch. While the concept of class may have fallen out of favour in
recent years, Bürgerlichkeit remains an important concept with regard to German culture,
specifically in relation to theatre, not least because in Germany the theatre has been a
bourgeois project from the start and a fundamental part of the bourgeois public sphere. In
the last thirty years, there has been renewed academic interest in the social and cultural
history of the Bürgertum, and its important role in the establishment of the value systems
and cultural practices of modern culture.
Author: Galt, Anna
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Barkhoff, JürgenQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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