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+ August Landmesser,  Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, holocaust, József Debreczeni, martin luther king, jr, world war ii

How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery? Part II

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In Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, József Debreczeni provides a detailed and graphic recounting of his time in Nazi concentration camps during 1944–1945. While in Eule, Debreczeni speaks with other individuals about the ease with which people fall into savagery, becoming part and parcel of the atrocities, violence, and murder enacted against their neighbors. Debreczeni contemplates how people who have given the … Read More How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery? Part II

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+ Auschwitz,  Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz, holocaust, József Debreczeni, world war ii

How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery?: Part I

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Last year, I read multiple books about World War II, a few of which I included in my Reverberations of World War II course during the fall. These included novels by Anna Seghers, Victor Serge, Magada Szabó, and more. Along with these, I also read some memoirs that detailed individuals’ experiences in the concentration camps in occupied territories during the war. These included Dr. Miklos Nyiszli’s Auschwitz: … Read More How Do Individuals Descend Into Brutal Savagery?: Part I

+ anna seghers, holocaust, nazi, the seventh cross, world war ii

The Transmission of Hate in Anna Segher’s “The Seventh Cross”

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While the normality of life amidst the tyranny of fascism caught my attention in Anna Seghers’ novels, I also noticed how Seghers, in The Seventh Cross, details the ways that youth become indoctrinated into fascism and oppressive political ideologies. There are multiple scenes in The Seventh Cross that involve the Hitler Youth or young men joining the SA and SS, specifically George Heisler’s younger brother Heini.  Early during his … Read More The Transmission of Hate in Anna Segher’s “The Seventh Cross”

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+ call for papers, comics, graphic memoir, graphic novels, holocaust, jim crow

Jim Crow and the Holocaust in Comics CFP

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In the midst of Russia invading Ukraine, I planned a study travel trip to Poland focused on the intersections between Jim Crow and the Holocaust. The trip, for various reasons, didn’t materialize because we did not have enough students sign up. We started seeking students before the invasion, and we had trouble getting students interested. Part of this, I think, came from the heaviness of the … Read More Jim Crow and the Holocaust in Comics CFP

+ Auschwitz, holocaust, Miklos Nyiszli, Rudolph Höss, The Zone of Interest

The Quotidian and The Reproduction of Hate

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After completing her undergraduate degree, Angela Davis set sail for Germany as “Watts was burning” to pursue a graduate degree in philosophy. Upon arriving in West Germany, she looked for a room to rent; however, she kept facing agencies who told her, “Es tut uns leid, aber wir haben keine Zimmer für Ausländer.” Essentially, they told Davis they did not rent rooms to foreigners, … Read More The Quotidian and The Reproduction of Hate

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