"... a hot subject in today's scholarship... and a groundbreaking                  project of vital significance to the field of cultural studies at both 'western' and                  'eastern' geographical locations." -- Elwira GrossmanOver                  the Wall/After the Fall maps a new discourse on the evolution of cultural life in                  Eastern Europe following the end of communism. Departing from traditional binary                  views of East/West, the contributors to this volume consider the countries and the                  peoples of the region on their own terms. Drawing on insights from cultural studies,                  gender theory, and postcolonial studies, this lively collection addresses gender                  issues and sexual politics, consumerism, high and popular culture, architecture,                  media, art, and theater. Among the themes of the essays are the Western pop success                  of Bulgarian folk choirs, the Czechs' reception of Frank Gehry's unconventional                  building in the center of Prague, bohemians in Lviv, and cryptographic art                  installations from Bratislava.

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