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Peter Lang Oxford is pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in the Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature series: Shakespeare and German Reunification<https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/77879> The Interface of Politics and Performance By Emily Oliver Oxford, 2017. 292 pp. 23 illus. £55.00 hb. Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature, Vol. 4 Series Editor: Robert Vilain ISBN 978-1-78707-070-7 hb. eBook available soon This book explores the relationship between politics and Shakespeare performance in East Germany before, during and after reunification in 1990. Analysing a wide range of case studies from Berlin as well as more peripheral towns and cities, the author argues that the capacity for political intervention in Shakespeare performances in East Germany was limited by a number of factors, including the influence of the government and an underlying distrust of the public. However, East German theatre practitioners proved useful to the 1989 protest movement precisely because they occupied a unique position at the interface of dissidence and state power. Using Shakespeare performance as a lens, the book examines political and aesthetic censorship before reunification and the enormous financial difficulties theatre faced in its aftermath, asking what role Shakespeare played for Germans both within and beyond the theatre. Emily Oliver is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on Anglo-German cultural relations in the twentieth century. She is currently heading the research project «Broadcasting Nations: A History of the BBC German Service (1938-1999)». Available for purchase from https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/77879 ------------------------------------------------------------- Orders: PETER LANG AG International Academic Publishers Moosstrasse 1 P.O. Box 350 CH-2542 Pieterlen Switzerland Tel +41 (0)32 376 17 17 Fax +41 (0)32 376 17 27 E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://www.peterlang.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature<https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/SGAL> Series Editor: Robert Vilain Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature is a broadly conceived series that aims to publish significant research and scholarship devoted to German and Austrian literature of all forms and genres from the eighteenth century to the present day. The series promotes the analysis of intersections of literature with thought, society and other art forms, such as film, theatre, autobiography, music, painting, sculpture and performance art. It includes monographs on single authors or works, focused historical periods, and studies of experimentation with form and genre. Wider ranging explorations of literary, cultural or socio-political phenomena in the German-speaking lands or among writers in exile and analyses of national, ethnic and cultural identities in literature are also welcome topics. Proposals are invited for monographs, high-quality doctoral dissertations revised for book publication, focused collections of essays (including selectively edited conference proceedings), annotated editions and bibliographies. Senior figures in the academic profession as well as early career or independent scholars are encouraged to submit proposals. All proposals and manuscripts will be peer reviewed. We publish in both German and English. This series is a successor to Studies in Modern German Literature<https://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/SGL>, edited by Peter D.G. Brown. For more information, please contact Dr Laurel Plapp, Senior Commissioning Editor, Peter Lang Ltd, 52 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU, United Kingdom. Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Tel: ++44 (0)1865 514160. Dr Laurel Plapp Senior Commissioning Editor PETER LANG LTD International Academic Publishers Oxford · Bern · Berlin · Brussels · Frankfurt am Main · New York · Vienna 52 St Giles Oxford OX1 3LU United Kingdom Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: ++44 (0)1865 514160 http://www.peterlang.com<http://www.peterlang.com/> http://peterlangoxford.wordpress.com/ @PeterLangOxford http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Lang-Oxford/260315267419469 Registered VAT no. 895684060 / Registered in England No. 5861291 Registered address: Equity House, 4-6 School Road, Reading, Berkshire RG31 5AL