Archaeology of the Political Unconscious: Theatre and Opera in East Berlin, 1967-1977

This book investigates the aesthetic and political dialectics of East Berlin to argue how its theatre and opera stages incited artists to act out, fuel and resist the troubled construction of political legitimacy. It will be of interest to scholars in theatre and performance studies, art history, music, German studies, and political science.

Jennifer Williams is a Fulbright Scholar who holds a Ph.D. in theatre and performance studies from Cornell University. Her research has appeared in Feminist German Studies, Text and Performance Quarterly, Nineteenth-Century Music Review, and the Journal of Religion and Theatre.