The Political Songs of Gerhard Gundermann in an East German and International Context

格哈德·冈德曼在东德和国际背景下的政治歌曲

• 批准号: AH/V015087/1
• 负责人: David Robb
• 金额: $ 16.24万
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV015087%2F1
• 关键词: Political; Songs; Gerhard; Gundermann; East

This research will investigate the work of a prominent East German protest singer about whom little is known outside of his own country. Gerhard Gundermann, from the Lausitz coal-mining region, was an open-pit miner and - simultaneously - a highly acclaimed musician who died prematurely in 1998 at the age of 43. Emerging out of the GDR state-controlled political singing movement in the 1970s Gundermann was particularly active in the peaceful revolution of autumn 1989. After German unification his record sales grew as he became the mouthpiece of culturally and politically disenfranchised East Germans. In this way he can be seen to be a critical songwriter who dealt with the contradiction between political ideals and reality, both during communism in the GDR and subsequently in capitalist Germany of the 1990s. My research is particularly timely in the wake of considerable new interest in this subject due to the release of the prize-winning film Gundermann (Dresen 2018) coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of his death. As part of a series of commemorative events, I and musicians from all over Europe translated lyrics of Gundermann into our own languages and recorded the songs for the CD Gundermanns Lieder in Europa, which was voted 'album of the month' by the magazine www.liederbestenliste.de in October 2019. Building on this international collaboration I now propose a substantial research project which will combine further recording and public-facing activities with my own academic work. I will demonstrate leadership in setting a new research agenda, by way of which I will reveal the significance of Gundermann in the history of German political song as well as in the wider international context of post-Cold War protest singers.The key aims are:1. to push the current boundaries of knowledge of Gundermann by publishing two peer-reviewed journal articles and one chapter in an edited volume. These outputs will deal with: (a) his work in the early 'Liedertheater' (song theatre) productions of the group Brigade Feuerstein in the GDR which provided the foundation for his later solo career; (b) the use of 'narrative role-play' in his songs where he becomes a figure of identification for his audience, and (c) his relationship to the tradition of workers' song and, latterly in his career, his treatment of more current themes such as deindustrialisation, globalisation and the environment;2. to lead an international network of scholars in shaping a new research agenda, by means of a conference in Belfast focussing on the social identity-shaping function of protest song in the globalised age; 3. to create a CD and a website with new recordings of his songs in English (performed by myself) to introduce Gundermann to a non-German-speaking and non-specialist audience. This website will also include video footage of studio performances and interviews on the subject as well as explanatory textual material and song lyrics;4. to develop leadership experience and significant research networks, to make the transition into the next phase of my career and to set a target of promotion to Professor by 2024.As all of Gundermann's GDR 'Liedertheater' output is unpublished, I will carry out the research in the Gundermann Archive in Hoyerswerda which hosts all material written by him. Taking an interdisciplinary approach I will analyse the manuscripts and audio recordings of the 12 most important 'Liedertheater' productions of Brigade Feuerstein from a lyrical, musical, performance, historical and political perspective. The CD and website will form a valuable point of reference for my research. They will be promoted at the following events open to the public: a performance in the Duncairn Arts Centre as part of the international conference on protest song, a concert in Hoyerswerda (following an academic workshop) and a concert in Berlin. These German events will be organised and financed by project partner Seilschaft

这项研究将调查一位著名的东德抗议歌手的工作，他在自己的国家之外鲜为人知。格哈德·冈德曼（Gerhard Gundermann）来自劳西茨（Lausitz）煤矿区，是一名露天矿工，同时也是一位备受赞誉的音乐家，于1998年过早去世，享年43岁。1970年代，刚德曼从东德国家控制的政治歌唱运动中脱颖而出，在1989年秋天的和平革命中特别活跃。德国统一后，他的唱片销量增长，因为他成为文化和政治上被剥夺权利的东德人的喉舌。在这方面，他可以被视为一个关键的歌曲作者谁处理之间的矛盾，政治理想和现实，无论是在共产主义的民主德国和随后的资本主义德国的20世纪90年代。我的研究特别及时，因为获奖电影Gundermann（Dresen 2018）的发布恰逢他去世二十周年，因此对这个主题产生了相当大的新兴趣。作为一系列纪念活动的一部分，我和来自欧洲各地的音乐家将Gundermann的歌词翻译成我们自己的语言，并为CD Gundermanns Lieder in Europa录制歌曲，该歌曲于2019年10月被杂志www.liederbestenliste.de评为“月度专辑”。在这种国际合作的基础上，我现在提出了一个实质性的研究项目，该项目将把联合收割机进一步记录和面向公众的活动与我自己的学术工作结合起来。我将展示领导力，制定一个新的研究议程，通过这个议程，我将揭示Gunderman在德国政治歌曲史上的重要性，以及在冷战后抗议歌手的更广泛的国际背景下的重要性。通过发表两篇同行评议的期刊文章和一本编辑卷中的一章，推动Gundermann目前的知识边界。这些产出将涉及：（a）他在早期“Liedertheater”中的工作（歌曲戏剧）在德意志民主共和国的Brigade Feuerstein团体的作品，为他后来的独唱生涯奠定了基础;（B）在他的歌曲中使用“叙事角色扮演”，使他成为观众的身份识别人物，（c）他与工人歌曲传统的关系，以及后来在他的职业生涯中，他对诸如去工业化、全球化和环境等更为现实的主题的处理;2.在贝尔法斯特举行会议，讨论全球化时代抗议歌曲的社会身份塑造功能，领导国际学者网络，制定新的研究议程; 3.制作一张CD和一个网站，上面有他的英文歌曲的新录音（由我自己演唱），向非德语和非专业观众介绍Gundermann。该网站还将包括有关该主题的演播室表演和采访的视频片段，以及解释性文本材料和歌词;发展领导经验和重要的研究网络，使过渡到我的职业生涯的下一个阶段，并设定了晋升为教授的目标，到2024年。由于所有的Gundermann的民主德国'Liedertheater'输出是未出版的，我将进行研究，在Gundermann档案馆在霍耶尔斯韦尔达，其中主机的所有材料由他写的。采取跨学科的方法，我将分析的手稿和录音的12个最重要的“Liedertheater”生产旅Feuerstein从抒情，音乐，性能，历史和政治的角度来看。这张CD和网站将为我的研究提供有价值的参考。他们将在以下向公众开放的活动中得到宣传：作为抗议歌曲国际会议的一部分，在Duncairn艺术中心举行的一场演出，在霍耶尔斯韦尔达举行的一场音乐会（在一次学术研讨会之后）和在柏林举行的一场音乐会。这些德国活动将由项目合作伙伴Seilschaft组织和资助