Four-Color Communism

Sean Eedy holds a doctorate in history from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His publications include articles and chapters on comic book representations of the Holocaust, animated DEFA adaptations of Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and time travel and historical representation in the work of Hannes Hegen.  Sean is currently an independent researcher and part-time professor in the Department of History at Trent University.

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Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations and Terms



Introduction: Comics at the Intersection of State Power and Childhood



Chapter 1. Comics and the Crisis of Kultur in the SED State

Chapter 2. State Power and the East German Zeitgeist

Chapter 3. Power, Eigensinn, and the Construction of Space through Comics

Chapter 4. Escape, Escapism, and the Cultural Imperialism of Comic Book Travel in Mosaik and Atze

Chapter 5. Western Influence, Popular Taste, and the Limitations of the FDJ’s Publishing Regime



Conclusion



Bibliography

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