Biocca, DarioLanzone, AndreaDoyle, Erin Marie2024-10-212024-10-212024Doyle, Erin Marie. "The Sounds of Separation: The Influence of Western Radio and Music on the Fall of the Berlin Wall". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2024.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14490/556Thesis (B.A. in Art History, Minor in Creative Writing)--John Cabot University, Spring 2024.This thesis explores the influence of Western radio and music on the fall of the Berlin Wall. The first chapter examines Western radio such as Radio Liberty, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and more. It also explores the influence of the Studio on the Barbed Wire, a mobile broadcast that roamed the border of East and West Berlin following the construction of the Berlin Wall. Radio was the earliest way for the West to communicate, at least in a one-sided manner, with those behind the Iron Curtain. As all the radio stations of the time made clear, their purpose was to provide the truth to those who would not otherwise hear it. The second chapter explores the multitude of concerts that took place in East and West Berlin, with an emphasis on lyrics and the cultural impact Western artists had on the East despite the Cold War. This chapter explores the music of multiple Western artists and their influence in divided Berlin such as David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and David Hasselhoff. The use of photographs and music is essential to this thesis as it is important to understand what East Berliners were hearing and seeing; the sounds of separation.vi, 45 pagesenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Berlin Wall, 1961-1989BerlinSocial life and customsThesis