This thesis aims at understanding in which ways humour and satire affect German identity and trauma in relation to the Holocaust. Using three different films as case studies I show that one shouldn...Show moreThis thesis aims at understanding in which ways humour and satire affect German identity and trauma in relation to the Holocaust. Using three different films as case studies I show that one shouldn't worry about the normalisation through the use of satire but that it serves as a coping mechanism and a tool "work through" the trauma.The increase use of humour, I argue, is a symptom of resistance against the current approach to Holocaust education in Germany and helps challenge certain views of the past.Show less
