Glen, P orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-1638 (2022) NEU! Europe: Krautrock and British representations of West German countercultures during the 1970s. Contemporary British History, 35 (3). pp. 439-465. ISSN 1361-9462
Abstract
This article analyses how British popular music culture defined and responded to Krautrock, a subgenre of West German underground rock, during the 1970s. It examines and contextualises British and West German interactions in popular music immediately before Krautrock and at the time of its early definition. The article then explores how so-called Krautrock bands related to the British public and press and how they were described and understood in relation to their nationality. The article suggests that stereotypes and prejudices, shaped by the memory of World War 2, remained a significant aspect of British discourse on West Germany into the 1970s. However, interest in Krautrock gave rise to social and cultural interactions that inspired some to challenge and renegotiate ideas of Germany and Germanness. To some, bonds made through music, culture and politics proved more profound than the history of conflict between Britain and Germany.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article published in Contemporary British History. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Popular Musicb; Krautrock; Xenophobia; Music Industry; West Germany |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2021 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13619462.2021.1925551 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175722 |