Episode 8 - Hull on Nazi German Propagandists

Dr. Mark Hull joins Dr. Abel and Dr. Bill Nance to discuss the post-World War II trials of Nazi propagandists Veit Harlan, Fritz Hippler, and Philipp Rupprecht.  Hull discusses how the filmmakers Harlan and Hippler developed their anti-Semitic tropes, which mirrored those Rupprecht used in his cartoons.  He explains how they were rooted in European and German culture and how they manifested during the war.  He also discusses the difficulty of prosecuting the three men in post-war Germany, and the general problem of the crime of incitement.

"History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band