Media and the Holocaust: A Comparative Thematic Analysis
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Date
2024
Authors
Norton, Eliana
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
Media historically shapes perspectives and creates normative ways of thinking. This paper will focus specifically on answering the question: How were themes surrounding the Holocaust presented within German vs. US media from 1938-1948 and how did they differ? This question will be answered through a comparative thematic analysis, comparing the themes presented in media artifacts from two different geographical locations. Media will be represented textually, graphically, and in film during this study, such as propaganda posters and both fictional and nonfictional movies. The scope of the “events of the Holocaust” implies a focus on things from how power was maintained by the Nazi party to scapegoat the Jewish population, to literal social opinion polls directly asking about respondents' thoughts on the event.
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67 pages
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Holocaust, Mass media, Propaganda, Memory, Themes