Does Holocaust Memory Still Matter?
In the heart of Vienna, a stone’s throw from university’s main compound, stands a statue of an antisemite. It celebrates Karl Lueger, the charismatic mayor […]
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“Sieferle von links”: A Fair Criticism?
Unfortunately, in one crucial aspect, yes. The problem lies in the reified religious language of Dirk Moses’s polemic, concentrated in his evocation of Heinrich von […]
On the ‘German Catechism’
Dirk Moses’ provocative intervention into the historical dimensions of German political culture may take its title from Kleist, but its substance arguably deals with more […]
Priests, Catechisms and Heretics: Some Thoughts on Dirk Moses’ Remarks
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, NeilGregor.com In a spirited, provocative […]
The German Catechism
The heated German debate about Achille Mbembe’s alleged antisemitism, Michael Rothberg’s book, Multidirectional Memory, and Jürgen Zimmerer’s Von Windhuk nach Auschwitz? linking German colonialism to the Nazi […]
In Support of Difficult History
Anna Hájková, a historian of sexuality in the Holocaust, notes that investigating queer and other “deviant” sexuality requires a certain stamina. Probing the gaps in […]
On the Media Coverage of Our Open Letter of Concern
Since publishing this past Sunday morning, a number of international news media organizations have reported on our open letter of concern. The following is a […]
How to Keep the Lights On in Democracies: An Open Letter of Concern by Scholars of Authoritarianism
Regardless of the outcome of the United States’ election, democracy as we know it is already imperiled. However, it is not too late to turn […]
Folk Devils and Fear: QAnon Feeds into a Culture of Moral Panic
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, The Conversation Using conspiracy theories […]
Networked Hate: A Social Media Analysis of the Baraboo, Wisconsin Hitler-Salute Controversy
There is much talk of the “power” of social media, particularly as it relates to disseminating messages (positive and negative) and propagating narratives. We are […]
