Culture of the Weimar Republic
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- Culture in the Weimar Republic
- Mass Culture
- Radio
- Rapidly became popular
- German Radio Company (1923) by 1932 despite the recession 1/4 of Germans had one, the most in Europe
- Cabaret
- Part of Berlin's vibrant night-life
- Mocked the conventions of old Germany: satirical comedy, jazz and scantily clad female dancer
- Film
- 1920s most advanced in all of Europe
- Dominated by UFA led by Alfred Hugenburg-leader of the DNVP
- Popularity of Chaplin shows that this culture was not just restricted to Weimar and was part of an international mass culture
- Radio
- Art
- Break away from traditional nostalgia of 19th century
- Portrayed everyday life- aimed to comment on state of society
- Send a political and social message
- Architecture and design
- Gropius (1919), Bauhaus movement
- Approach was functional and it emphasised the close relationship between art and technology- "a new unity"
- Gropius (1919), Bauhaus movement
- Literature
- Expressionists- inspired by the Neue Sachlichkeit
- Most popular was traditional tales- Grimm and Thomas Mann
- Avant garde style- Zweig and Lampel- looked at social issues
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1928) by Erich Maria von Remarque and Berlin Alexenderplatz by Alfred Doblin
- Theatre
- In drama, Neue Sachlichkeit developed into Zeitthreater
- Left wing sympathies evident in Brecht and Piscator plays.
- Innovative techniques such as banners, slogans, film and slides were used to portray everyday behaviour
- Left wing sympathies evident in Brecht and Piscator plays.
- In drama, Neue Sachlichkeit developed into Zeitthreater
- Mass Culture
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