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Chabot, Maurits (2018)

The idea of Europe in Nazi cinema

Master thesis | History (MA)

This thesis does not deal with orthodox questions about Nazism (how they came to power or how Nazis could kill millions of people). These issues have long been addressed. This thesis deals with a more nuanced question, namely what cultural ideas of Europe Nazis appealed to. This paper demonstrates that the Nazis pretended to promote European culture and save European cinema, while their pan-European appeals solely served to strengthen German influence, increase German impact and widen German dominion. It dissects their meticulously planned strategy to indoctrinate international audiences and subordinate national film industries. This thesis ultimately shows how Europe was deployed as a rhetorical weapon.

Europe

Nazi Cinema

Second World War

European Culture

Author

Chabot, Maurits

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

History: Europaeum programme

Supervisors

Dassen, Patrick

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en