Essays about: "Nazi Germany"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Nazi Germany.
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1. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE
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2. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games
University essay from Stockholms universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE
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3. Citizenship Education for the World:A Model Inspired by Hannah Arendt
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)Abstract : In this thesis, I construct a model of citizenship education inspired by Hannah Arendt’s works, specifically by using her influential book, The Human Condition and notable essay, “The Crisis in Education”. In Arendt’s disapproval of progressive education with its ideal of citizenship education to predefine the future for citizens, I construct my own model of citizenship education, that is for the world. READ MORE
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4. Architecture and Ideology
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This thesis work is a discussion on the relations between architecture and ideologies. Architecture possesses the unequivocal social and cultural power to produce representations of political coexistence through exemplary forms of built reality. As such, Architecture becomes a tool of communication; it can manifest power and embody ideologies. READ MORE
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5. The 2015 Auschwitz-trial of Lüneburg: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Collective Memory of the Holocaust in Nazi-trials in Modern-day Germany
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The points of departure in this thesis are the reciprocal relationship between the memories of human rights violations, the application of the relevant law and the understanding of what is criminal, as well as the recent trend in German courts to belatedly try low-profile Nazi-criminals. To explore these phenomena further, a critical discourse analysis incorporating historical elements is conducted on the 2015 trial of “the bookkeeper of Auschwitz” Oskar Gröning and the related media-reports. READ MORE
