New Series: Holocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues
The Dynamics of Nazi Propaganda: Mass Media, Gender, and Individual Content Creation
Thursday, April 17, 12 PM (Noon Eastern Time)
Mass media shapes how people comprehend the world. We understand a free press as integral to democracy. When governments or a small group of people control the media, people’s understanding of the world potentially becomes constrained and limited as well. The Nazi era often is viewed as one of the most pernicious occurrences of government control of media and the proliferation of propaganda; so much so that many see widespread support of the Nazi regime because of “brainwashing.”
This roundtable aims to question this overly prescribed view of Nazi propaganda and media control by exploring the dynamic interaction between ideology, propaganda, and German citizens’ consumption of and response to both.
Please join moderator Dan Magilow (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) in conversation with Maddie James (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Steven Luckert (US Holocaust Memorial Museum), and Ulrike Weckel (Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany), as they engage in a critical discussion of Nazi Propaganda and its reception.
Registration is required: https://northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/register/IATGVF0PQwqkwZWVsdPpxA