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Hitler is omnipresent in modern life. He appears everywhere in the media and he is invoked all the time in public and private discourse. Yet Adolf Hitler remains an enigma. While he tends to be reduced to a one-dimensional cardboard cut out villain outside of academia, inside academia there has been a tendency in recent years to diminish Hitler’s importance and to push Hitler to the sidelines. Download Course Guide
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Hitler is omnipresent in modern life. He appears everywhere in the media and he is invoked all the time in public and private discourse. Yet Adolf Hitler remains an enigma. While he tends to be reduced to a one-dimensional cardboard cut out villain outside of academia, inside academia there has been a tendency in recent years to diminish Hitler’s importance and to push Hitler to the sidelines.
During the course, we will take examine the degree to which Hitler did, or did not, matter as an actor in his own right. We shall do so by studying Hitler’s Mein Kampf, as well as a number of other selected documents. In the process, we shall discuss, amongst other questions, what difference Mein Kampf made, how Hitler staged himself, why Hitler staged himself in the way that he did, as well as how Hitler’s transformation and radicalization had come about.
Students are not permitted to register for this course after the end of week 2 of teaching.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt
There are no assessments for this course.
1x 1hr Seminar (Week 1-11), 1x 2hr Seminar (Week 1-11)
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