Description
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys transnational encounters and entanglements between Germany and East Asia since 1945, a period that has witnessed unprecedented global connections between the two regions. It examines their sociopolitical and cultural connections through a variety of media. Since 1945, cultural flow between Germany and East Asia has increasingly become bidirectional, spurred by East Asian economies' unprecedented growth. In exploring their dynamic and evolving relations, this volume emphasizes how they have negotiated their differences and have frequently cooperated toward common goals in meeting the challenges of the contemporary world. Given their long-standing historical differences, their post-1945 relations reveal a surprisingly high degree of affinity in many areas. To show how they have deeply shaped each other's views, this volume presents 12 chapters by scholars from the fields of history, sinology, sociology, literature, music, and film. Topics include cultural topics, s
Table of Contents
1 Historical Survey, Historiography, and Organization 1
JOANNE MIYANG CHO
PART I
Political and Social Connections since 1945 23
2 A Bridge from Beijing to Berlin: Diplomatic and Trade Cooperation in Sino–East German Relations, 1949–1955 25
CHRISTINA T ILL
3 The Contribution of West German Christian Churches tothe Democratization of Korea in the 1970s and 1980s 50
SOO-HYUN MUN
4 Commemorative Culture in Korea and Germany: State Commemoration of Fallen Soldiers and Civilian Victims 68
HO-KEUN CHOI
PART II
East Asian Transnational Communities since 1945 89
5 Two Generations of Korean–Germans: From Silent Integration to Glass Ceiling 91
SUIN ROBERTS
6 The Heterogeneous Japanese Community in Dusseldorf and the Question of Social Integration: More Segregate than Integrated? 112
VANESSA TKOTZYK
PART III
Literary Connections since 1945 133
7 Reframing Footage from Deshima: Swiss Writer Adolf Muschg’s Exploration of Japan and Japanese Sexuality 135
MIN ZHOU
8 Parable of the Delusionist? Hans Magnus Enzensberger’s Adaptation of Lu Xun’s “Resurrecting the Dead” 157
WENYAN GU
9 Film-Noir Features in German and Japanese Comics: Isabel Kreitz’s Die Sache mit Sorge (2008) and Osamu
Tezuka’s Adolf (1983–1985) 176
LEE M. ROBERTS
10 Yoko Tawada’s Travelers and Tourists as Outsiders 200
SUSAN C. ANDERSON
PART IV
Filmic and Musical Connections since 1945 223
11 What Beethoven Means in the People’s Republic of China: Hero or Demon? 225
HAO HUANG
12 Gender and Non-conformity in German and Japanese Metal Music and Subculture 247
AARON D. HORTON
13 The Road to Japan: The Tokyo Diary Films of Wim Wenders 269
BRUCE WILLIAMS
