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Medical Memories and Experiences in Postwar East Germany

This book draws on the example of the major cities of Leipzig and Dresden to illustrate continuity and change in public health in the German Democratic Republic. Based on archival work, it will demonstrate how members of the medical profession successfully manipulated their pre-1945 past in order to continue practising, leading to persistence in the social conception of medicine and disease after Communism took hold. This was particularly evident in attitudes towards and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and the pathology of deviant behaviour among young people.

Markus Wahl is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the History of Medicine at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart, Germany. In his current project, he investigates the experiences of patients with diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, and alcohol addiction in the socialist healthcare system of East Germany. In 2017, he received his PhD from the University of Kent. His most recent publication is The Workhouse Dresden-Leuben After 1945: A Microstudy of Local Continuities in Postwar East Germany, Journal of Contemporary History (Online First: published 26 July 2018). In general, his research interests include Modern German History, Social History of Medicine, Socialist History, Memory and Addiction Studies as well as broader studies of sexual health in the past and around the world.

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Medical Memories and Experiences in Postwar East Germany
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Markus Wahl

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Medical Memories and Experiences in Postwar East Germany

Treatments of the Past

Markus Wahl

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Max Joachim Wahl (*19252012)

Contents

Guide

Even if a book project and the PhD journey sometimes feel like a lonely endeavour, I had the privilege to enjoy great input and support from many people all over the world. This book would not have been finished or even possible without them, and I am very grateful for this.

First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my two advisors at the University of Kent, UK, Ulf Schmidt and Stefan Goebel, for leading me to this topic and supporting me in my academic career. I am also really grateful for an engaging viva with Juliette Pattinson and Patrick Major, which helped me to re-shape my dissertation into this book.

After my PhD in the UK, I found a new home at the Institute for the History of Medicine at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart, and I want to thank Robert Jtte, Martin Dinges, and the rest of my colleagues for allowing me to finish this book while working on new projects. Moreover, the input and support of Francesca Weil, Erika Dyck, Kateina Likov, and Heather Wolffram were always highly appreciated and helped me to broaden my horizons on that topic.

As I have often been quite relentless in my inquiries to the archives and collections relevant to my topic, I am very grateful for the patience and legwork of Maria Fiebrandt, my archivist at the Archive of the former State Security Service of East Germany, and Marion Schneider from the German Hygiene Museum, as well as all other staff members of the consulted city and federal archives, which helped me to uncover many new and important files for my research.

As a non-native speaker, however, I sometimes struggle to express my ideas as clearly as possible in the English language. Therefore, I am particularly grateful for the help of my proofreaders and friends, who were happy to sacrifice some time and sweat to look over my abstract ideas, above all Stuart Palmer and Grant Goszik.

For the daily coffee infusions, philosophical discussions, and emotional support I would like to thank in particular my friends Aske Brock, Julius Gnther, Sebastian Beese, and Anja Lubosch. I would not have been able to push through such a stressful endeavour without them.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my family, who has been a great emotional but also financial support and without whom I could not have reached the stage in which I am now. Therefore, my sincere gratitude goes to my parents Uwe Kersten Wahl and Kerstin Wahl, who made my life as a historian possible.

However, the deepest gratitude for whom and where I am now goes to my grandfather, Max Joachim Wahl. He had a major influence on me and encouraged my interest in history and historical inquiry. For this crucial contribution to my life, I want to dedicate my first book to him and hope that he is proud of me. Rest in peace, Opa Achim.

Abbreviation	Original name	English translation
Aufn.-Nr.	Aufnahmenummer	Number of the Picture
BArch	Bundesarchiv	Federal Archive of Germany
BDC	Berlin Document Centre	Berlin Document Centre
BDM	Bund Deutscher Mdel	German Girls' League
Bl.	Blatt

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