The German Documentary Theater of the Sixties: A Stereopsis of Contemporary History

Authors

Laureen Nussbaum, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

German Studies Review

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

5-1981

Abstract

German documentary theater of the 1960s was political in its orientation. Its purpose was to seek clarification on a number of burning issues, foremost war crimes in a wider sense, symbolized by Auschwitz and Hiroshima, furthermore problems of revolution and imperialism, cold war and rearmament, and finally the role of the intellectual in public affairs.

Description

Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the German Studies Association

Locate the Document

https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1429271

DOI

10.2307/1429271

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30387

Citation Details

Nussbaum, L. (1981). The German Documentary Theater of the Sixties: A Stereopsis of Contemporary History. German Studies Review, 4(2), 237-255. doi:10.2307/1429271