On the Epic of the Collective: Erik Reger's Union der festen Hand (1931)
Abstract
The present contribution intends to investigate Erik Reger’s positions on the relationship between culture, literature, and the industry – including its technological advancements and its influence on workers as individuals – by scrutinizing several different sources. Reger, a journalist and later editor and director of the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, has written numerous articles on the subject, and his archive is kept at the Akademie der Künste (AdK) in Berlin. By drawing on reviews, archival materials, and writings, this article will highlight Reger’s specific position and relate it to Sergey Tretyakov’s pamphlet “The Biography of the Object” (1929).
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