{"product_id":"9781032042220-novel-das-boot-political-responsibility","title":"The Novel Das Boot, Political Responsibility, and Germany’s Nazi Past","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study investigates the relationship between Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007), his bestselling 1973 novel \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e (The Boat), and West Germany’s \u003ci\u003eVergangenheitsbewältigung\u003c\/i\u003e. This is an unprecedented case study depicting how the pre- and postwar times affected writers and others caught in the the drama of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study investigates the relationship between Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007), his bestselling 1973 novel \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e (The Boat), and West Germany’s \u003ci\u003eVergangenheitsbewältigung\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a war reporter during the Battle of the Atlantic, Buchheim benefitted from distinct privileges, yet he was never in a position of power. Almost thirty years later, Buchheim confronted the duality of his own past and railed against what he perceived to be a varnished public memory of the submarine campaign. Michael Rothberg’s theory of the implicated beneficiary is used as a lens to view Buchheim and this duality. \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e has been retold by others worldwide because many people claim that the story bears an anti-war message. Wolfgang Petersen’s critically acclaimed 1981 film and interpretations as a comedy sketch, a theatrical play, and a streamed television sequel have followed. This trajectory of Buchheim’s personal memory reflects a process that practitioners of memory studies have described as transnational memory formation. Archival footage, interviews, and teaching materials reflect the relevance of \u003ci\u003eDas Boot\u003c\/i\u003e since its debut. Given the debates that surrounded Buchheim’s endeavors, the question now raised is whether Germany’s “mastering the past” serves as a model for other societies analyzing their own histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSitting at the intersection of History, Literature and Film Studies, this is an unprecedented case study depicting how the pre- and postwar times affected writers and others caught in the middle of the drama of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56517631738230,"sku":"9781032042220","price":199.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37587156_85b83459-bdcd-49af-82bf-9e9d1230dc75.jpg?v=1762190333","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032042220-novel-das-boot-political-responsibility","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}