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Jenny Farrell

Dr Jenny Farrell, a GDR-born lecturer living in Galway since 1985.

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Contested Memory: The German Democratic Republic and Its Erasure

Contested Memory: The German Democratic Republic and Its Erasure

Three decades after its disappearance, the GDR remains the subject of bitter historical dispute. The dominant Western account demonises it, erasing its social achievements, the conditions it faced and the experiences of its people. In this article, Jenny Farrell challenges this narrative.

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