The Proletarian Dream Socialism, Culture, and Emotion in Germany 1863-1933

tinuities betweenWeimarand Nazi eraperformances (e.g., in theThingspiel)of
the workingclassasanimagined emotional community and the most compel-
ling argument for reconstructing the historical configurations of nationalism, so-
cialism,and populism through the shared investment in emotionallycharged
public performances of“we”(see figure 12.1 and 12.2).

Fig..Bruno Schönlank,Der gespaltene Mensch, Spiel für bewegten Sprechchor,Sprech-und
Bewegungschor derVolksbühne Berlin,.Withpermission of Archivder deutschen Ju-
gendbewegung, Witzenhausen, AdJb,FNr.Seriennr./Bildnr..

Fig...Erno Peiser,WirMasse,Sprech-undBewegungschor derVolksbühne Berlin,.
Withpermission of Archiv der deutschen Jugendbewegung,Witzenhausen, AdJb,FSeriennr.
/Bildnr.

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