Thursdays, 2-2:50pm, HSSB 4041
Enrollment Code: 56440
What do Hitler and Nazism stand for today? When are they mentioned and why? After investigating these questions, this seminar will look back to see how Hitler and Nazism were portrayed in the US media since the mid-1920's. For more information, see Professor Marcuse's Int 94IL course website at: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/int94/index.html.
Professor Harold Marcuse, History, area of research focuses on 20th century Germany, in particular the role that crucial events played in shaping German culture. He calls his approach "reception history"----how historical events are received and imagined by people as time goes by. Professor Marcuse has written about the history of Holocaust memorials and about the history of former Nazi concentration camps.
