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Monsters in the Mirror: Representations of Nazism in Post-War Popular Culture

By Maartje Abbenhuis , Sara Buttsworth

Book information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2010
ISBN
0313382166, 9780313382161, 9780313382178
LCC
JC481 .M555 2010
Open Library ID
OL24452394M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1429750 bytes)
Pages
323\323
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

From Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator to the depiction of Nazis in the Raiders of the Lost Ark to other various literature, comic books, video games, television programs, and pop music, Nazism has maintained a constant presence in popular culture after World War II. Why are representations of Nazism—which are often used to depict the ultimate expression of human evil—so entrenched in our culture?Each chapter in this book examines this multifaceted topic from different angles, highlighting the different incidences of Nazistic representations in the post-1945 period. The diverse subject matter in this text ranges from analysis of recent allo-historical novels, to the music of the "neo-folk" movement, to fetishes and pornography. Readers will gain insight on how the imagery and symbology of Nazism in popular culture has changed over time and understand how the disconnect between representations of Nazism and the historical record have developed, particularly with regard to the genocide that resulted from Nazi politics.

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