Russia, the Dutch Far Right, and the Politics of World War II Remembrance
Since the most recent phase of Russia’s eight-year-long conquest of Ukraine began in late February 2022, much of Europe has mobilized politically against the Russian […]
Colonialism
Closely Watched Tweets: As We Build the February 24th Archive
Since it began over a month ago, I’ve gotten letters, candles, chocolate, books, clippings, postcards, a blue-yellow dog collar, buttons, ribbons, offers to walk my […]
Dialectic of Vergangenheitsbewältigung
The occasion for my article, “The German Catechism,” were the bitter polemics directed against Michael Rothberg and Jürgen Zimmerer’s work in Germany, so I was […]
Atonement at the Expense of Another
What does it mean to atone for a crime against humanity? And how can a nation meaningfully repent for its past if it makes another […]
A Plea for More Balance
Anyone who has read Dirk Moses’ recent article “The Catechism of the Germans” can hardly not be impressed by the power of the writing and […]
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 […]
Mainstreaming Extremism: The Language of Suffering and Redemption in Interwar France
Today’s blog post comes from Caroline Campbell, Associate Professor of History at the University of North Dakota. As Campbell notes, supporters of xenophobic nationalist movements […]
The Colonial Past and Future of French Fascism
After the unexpected victories of Brexit and Donald Trump in 2016, there is a certain nervousness that Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front […]
