Ben Shahn: New Deal Artist in a Cold War Climate, 1947-1954

A historical study analyzing American cultural influence in East and West Germany during the early Cold War. The description indicates it is based on an array of sources including films, newspapers, sociological studies, and archival materials from Germany and the U.S. It examines how authorities used gender and racial norms to contain youth cultures and wage ideological battle.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cultural transmission and reception based on the described study of American films, music, and fashion.
• Studying state responses to youth culture based on the described use of gender and racial norms by German authorities.
• Comparative historical analysis based on the described examination of East and West German political cultures and alliance systems.
• Researching the legacy of Weimar and National Socialism based on the described cultural history framework.

Strengths

• Study is described as a comparative cultural history of the two Germanies, a pathbreaking approach.
• Research is described as based on an impressive array of sources including archival materials.

Limitations

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Provenance

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Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical research using films, newspapers, studies, and archives as described.

Time Range

Focus on the two decades after World War II, with a specific title reference to 1947-1954.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Primarily East and West Germany, with analysis of American cultural influence.