Michael Rauhut
Biographic Data
| ID | 6382503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Rauhut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Rauhut |
| SIGNATURE | RAUHUT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Agder |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intent and reality
The development of popular music in the GDR was managed and controlled by the state. The state monopolized the production and distribution of music and kept its social use under surveillance, enacting a multitude of laws intended to shore up its own claim to power. While the administrative hold of the state left behind deep marks on the aesthetics and attitudes of East German rock and pop music, its grip was never absolute. Leading political idea…
With God and Guitars
In the socialist German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Church entered into a long-term, complex and productive symbiosis with popular music. Beginning in the 1950s, reform-minded pastors opened their doors to jazz, and, later, almost the entire spectrum of popular music could be found in their churches: from pop hits, beat, rock, blues to singer/songwriters and punk. The interplay between the Church and popular music gave rise to a highly unique …
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With God and Guitars
In the socialist German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Church entered into a long-term, complex and productive symbiosis with popular music. Beginning in the 1950s, reform-minded pastors opened their doors to jazz, and, later, almost the entire spectrum of popular music could be found in their churches: from pop hits, beat, rock, blues to singer/songwriters and punk. The interplay between the Church and popular music gave rise to a highly unique …
Intent and reality
The development of popular music in the GDR was managed and controlled by the state. The state monopolized the production and distribution of music and kept its social use under surveillance, enacting a multitude of laws intended to shore up its own claim to power. While the administrative hold of the state left behind deep marks on the aesthetics and attitudes of East German rock and pop music, its grip was never absolute. Leading political idea…
Art (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Popular music (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art history (1 work)