representations in the West German print media of the 1960s and 1970s
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Bielby, Clare
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- DUI 8 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- geweld, media, terrorisme, vrouwenlichamen, West-Duitsland, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 20e eeuw
- Description
- West Germany's terrorist period of the 1970s is still a fascinating subject. One of the most provocative aspects is the high proportion of women involved in terrorism, most notoriously Ulrike Meinhof. That media concentrate on Ulrike Meinhof's life and mobilize established paradigms of femininity in its representation of her (as -mother- and -hysterical woman-) suggests that the combination of women and violence is still threatening and that there is still mileage to be hadfrom feminizing the discourse. This study returns to the West German print media of the 1960s and 1970s and raises questions about the continuing preoccupation with this period. Looking at publications from the right-wing Bild to the liberal Der Spiegel-, it explores how violent women - not only terrorists but also others such as the convicted murderer and media femme fatale Vera Bruhne - were represented in text and image.