David Welch, “Nazi Propaganda and the Volksgemeinschaft: Constructing a People’s Community,” Journal of Contemporary History, 39:2
The article dives deep into the Nazi Propaganda campaign that was aimed to create a “national community” called Volsgemeinschaft by uniting all social and class divisions to let them discover the true German values. As the propaganda was aimed at uniting people, instead it did not reflect the actual social and economic conditions that people were experiencing and was the cause of the downfall of the Nazi regime. This makes me wonder,
“How did the Nazi regime able to create these propagandas that completely differ from the true living conditions of the German people? How are they able to hide the contrast even though they were making this propaganda to unite everyone?
Alan Sennett, “Film Propaganda: Triumph of the Will as a Case Study” Framework 55:1 Spring 2014
The article dives deep into propaganda as a form of political communication, technique of persuasion, and manipulation to achieve what they want. Propaganda was heavily used during the First World War and the rise of mass society but the article challenges the propaganda by mentioning the ethical and aesthetic implications of the propaganda and how the film Triumph of the Will was made to create a message of how powerful the Nazi Party and the leaders were.
“How did the film “Triumph of the Will” reception change over time and what factors contributed to the way we see the film?
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