In the early summer of 2021, scholars of 20th century Germany, Black Studies, critical theory, and the history of empire weighed in with reactions to a piece by genocide historian Dirk Moses in the online journal Geschichte der Gegenwart (the History of Today) on the memory politics of the Federal Republic of Germany. These responses formed part of a series on topics in the news and the various ways in which historians have helped shaped these ongoing debates.
The New Fascism Syllabus’ Catechism Debate was coordinated and edited by Dr. Jennifer Evans.