Resistant punk women in the GDR

Book presentation and discussion

In previous analyses of the GDR punk scene, the perspectives of women often remained in the background, although they were subjected to the same state repression as their male companions. With "Tanz auf dem Vulkan. Resistant Punk Women in the GDR", Geralf Pochop closes this gap. In interviews, diary excerpts and personal contributions, 23 women report on courage, rebellion and everyday life between subculture and the surveillance state.

Sonja M. Schultz also focuses on female self-assertion in the GDR. In her novel "Mauerpogo" , she tells the story of fourteen-year-old Jo, who dyes her hair bright green for her youth consecration and becomes a punk. Jo is soon targeted by the Stasi and faces increasing repression.

Supporting program17:00 - Free guided tour through the exhibition "Insight into the Secret" in the Stasi Records ArchiveMeeting point: House 7, foyer - 45 min.Registration: or by telephone on 030 18 665-6699

The book presentation is part of the reading stage event series.

The event is organized in cooperation with the Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft e.V..

Access to the event hall is not barrier-free.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Foyer in "House 7"

Next date:

• Date Tuesday, 05/May/2026 17:00 bis 20:00
• Venue Stasimuseum - Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße
• Address Ruschestraße 103, 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg