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The essays in this collection address the German television series Babylon Berlin and explore its unique contribution to contemporary visual culture. Since its inception in 2017 the series, a neo-noir thriller set in Berlin in the final years of the Weimar republic, has reached audiences throughout Europe, Asia, and the…
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It is not easy to find books in English about German television series, even if they are big hits on a globally accessible streaming platform. I love this book because it explores every facet of the rich audio-visual tapestry that is the period crime drama Babylon Berlin.
Given its complex narrative and allusion to specific events, the history buff in me wanted to know whether the specific atrocities (e.g., “Blood May”) were portrayed accurately, but I was similarly intrigued to read more about the pop music, club, and fashion scenes of Weimar era Berlin. The scholars’ different critical approaches…
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