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Wagner, H.-U. (2013): Vor 70 Jahren: Hörspiel "Draußen vor der Tür" [70 Years Ago: Radio Play "Draußen vor der Tür"]. In: NDR Geschichte(n)" (online).
Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner
2013
Can Media help to integrate migrants? Historically, Germany has seen many periods of emigration and immigration. 12 million Germans who moved to a territorially reduced post-war Germany as a consequence of World War II had a particular huge impact. Radio broadcasting played a central role in the int...
The Hans-Bredow-Institut explored, in cooperation with the NDR [Northern German Broadcasting], WDR [Western German Broadcasting] and Universität Hamburg, the media-historical transformation process of the NWDR [Northwestern German Broadcasting] during the years following the end of World W...
Wolfgang Borchert's " Draußen vor der Tür [Outside the Door]" is a protest cry against the destructive power of war. After its first broadcast in 1947, it became the radio's biggest audience success in the post-war era. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner contributed to the extensive...
Was the radio play used for political propaganda? Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner looks into this in his article in the journal 'Medienkorrespondenz' [Media Correspondence]. You can read the article here. Abstract So much for the heyday of the radio play! All the beloved, award-winning and cherishe...
In his article in Medienkorrespondenz, Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner, as a member of the jury of the 69th Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden [War Blinded Audio Play Prize], describes the challenges the jury faced in making its decision and how they ultimately determined the winners. To the article (in G...
On BBC History, Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner describes in a blog article the genesis of the orchestra that is now known as the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Founded 75 years ago amidst the ruins of post-war Hamburg, it is an inspiring symbol of close cooperation and joint development with the British occ...
Online documentation of the lecture "Was ist uns der Reflexionsraum wert? Kultur im Radio: Hörspielkritik in der sich wandelnden Medienlandschaft [What Is the Space for Refection Worth to Us? Culture on the Radio: Radio Play Criticism in the Changing Media Landscape]" given by Hans-Ul...
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