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作品，他的祖国之外对他知之甚少。来自劳西茨煤矿区的格哈德·冈德曼 (Gerhard Gundermann) 是一名露天矿工，同时也是一位备受赞誉的音乐家，于 1998 年英年早逝，享年 43 岁。 脱胎于 20 世纪 70 年代东德国家控制的政治歌唱运动冈德曼在 1989 年秋季的和平革命中尤其活跃。德国统一后，他的唱片销量不断增长，因为他成为文化和政治上被剥夺权利的人的代言人东德人。通过这种方式，他可以被视为一位批判性的歌曲作者，无论是在东德共产主义时期还是随后的 90 年代资本主义德国，他都处理了政治理想与现实之间的矛盾。由于获奖影片《冈德曼》（Dresen 2018）的上映恰逢冈德曼逝世二十周年，人们对这一主题产生了相当大的新兴趣，因此我的研究显得尤为及时。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冈德曼的歌词翻译成我们自己的语言，并在欧洲录制了 CD 冈德曼之歌，该歌曲被 www. 杂志评选为“本月专辑”。 liederbestenliste.de 于 2019 年 10 月发布。在这项国际合作的基础上，我现在提出了一个实质性研究项目，该项目将把进一步的录音和面向公众的活动与我自己的学术工作结合起来。我将在制定新的研究议程方面发挥领导作用，通过该议程，我将揭示冈德曼在德国政治歌曲历史以及冷战后抗议歌手更广泛的国际背景中的重要性。主要目标是： 1.通过发表两篇同行评审的期刊文章和编辑书中的一章来突破冈德曼当前的知识界限。这些产出将涉及： (a) 他在东德 Brigade Feuerstein 乐队的早期“Liedertheater”（歌剧院）作品中的作品，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”，使他成为听众的认同形象，以及（c）他与工人歌曲传统的关系，以及后来在他的职业生涯中，他对更多当前的主题，如去工业化、全球化和环境；2．通过在贝尔法斯特举行的一次会议，领导国际学者网络制定新的研究议程，重点关注全球化时代抗议歌曲的社会身份塑造功能； 3. 制作一张 CD 和一个网站，其中包含他的英文歌曲的新录音（由我自己演奏），以向非德语和非专业观众介绍冈德曼。该网站还将包括工作室表演和有关该主题的采访的视频片段以及解释性文字材料和歌词；4。发展领导经验和重要的研究网络，过渡到职业生涯的下一阶段，并设定到 2024 年晋升为教授的目标。由于 Gundermann 的所有东德“Liedertheater”作品均未出版，我将开展这项研究霍耶斯韦达的冈德曼档案馆保存着他撰写的所有材料。我将从跨学科的角度，从抒情、音乐、表演、历史和政治的角度分析 Brigade Feuerstein 12 部最重要的“歌曲剧院”作品的手稿和录音。光盘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进行宣传：作为抗议歌曲国际会议一部分在邓凯恩艺术中心举行的表演、在霍耶斯韦达举行的音乐会（在学术研讨会之后）以及在柏林举行的音乐会。这些德国活动将由项目合作伙伴 Seilschaft 组织和资助