Faculty of Philosophy Knowledge, Spaces, and Media

Cinema in the GDR – Reception History 'from Below'

Christiane Kuller: Until now, the history of GDR cinema has been written primarily as a history of state film policy and production, with research largely ignoring the perspective of moviegoers. This is the point of departure for the citizen science research project "Cinema in the GDR", whose goal is to develop an everyday history of GDR cinema together with contemporary witnesses.

Duration
06/2019 - 05/2022

Funding
Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft (TMWWDG) :
456 000 Euro

Project management

Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuller

Holder of the professorship Neuere und Zeitgeschichte und Geschichtsdidaktik (History Department)

+49 361 737-4421

+49 361 737-4429

christiane.kuller@uni-erfurt.de

Prof. Dr. Dr. Patrick Rössler

Holder of the professorship for Empirical communication research / methods(Empirische Kommunikationsforschung / Methoden) (Seminar für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft)

+49 361 737-4181

+49 361 737-4179

patrick.roessler@uni-erfurt.de

Team

Anna-Rosa Haumann

Marcus Plaul

Research Assistants

Kathleen Kröger

Martin Schlobach

Until now, the history of GDR cinema has been written primarily as a history of state film policy and production, with research largely ignoring the perspective of moviegoers. This is the point of departure for the citizen science research project "Cinema in the GDR," which aims to develop an everyday history of GDR cinema together with contemporary witnesses. To this end, the project has developed a technical platform that allows interested citizens to actively participate in the research process and share their experiences with academia.