Monsters in the mirror
Subtitle: representations of Nazism in post-war popular culture
By: Sara Buttsworth and Maartje Abbenhuis, editors
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780313382161; 9780313382178
Description: <b>This collection provides readers with a comprehensive overview of postwar representations of Nazism in popular culture, documenting and critiquing their enormous impact and importance.</b>  From Charlie Chaplin's <i>The Great Dictator</i> to the depiction of Nazis in the <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i> to other various literature, comic books, video games, television programs, and pop music, Nazism has maintained a constant presence in popular culture after World War II. Why are representations of Nazism-which are often used to depict the ultimate expression of human evil-so entrenched in our culture?  Each chapter in this book examines this multifaceted topic from different angles, highlighting the different incidences of Nazistic representations in the post-1945 period. The diverse subject matter in this text ranges from analysis of recent allo-historical novels, to the music of the "neo-folk" movement, to fetishes and pornography. Readers will gain insight on how the imagery and symbology of Nazism in popular culture has changed over time and understand how the disconnect between representations of Nazism and the historical record have developed, particularly with regard to the genocide that resulted from Nazi politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.