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German Studies November 30, 2020

Empire of Law

Nazi Germany, Exile Scholars and the Battle for the Future of Europe

Kaius Tuori

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book Empire of Law: Nazi Germany, Exile Scholars, and the Battle for the Future of Europe (Cambridge UP, 2020),  Kaius Tuori examines the inherent unity of European legal traditions that …
American Studies October 13, 2020

The Nazi Spy Ring in America

Hitler’s Agents, the FBI and the Case that Stirred the Nation

Rhodri Jeffreys Jones

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, The Nazi Spy Ring in America: Hitler’s Agents, the FBI & the Case that Stirred the Nation (Georgetown University Press, 2020), Rhodri Jeffreys Jones tells the …
Architecture September 17, 2020

Hitler’s Northern Utopia

Building the New Order in Occupied Norway

Despina Stratigakos

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway (Princeton University Press, 2020), Despina Stratigakos investigates the Nazi occupation of Norway. Between 1940 and 1945 …
European Studies August 31, 2020

The Perfect Fascist

A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy

Victoria de Grazia

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book, The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy (Belknap Press), Dr. Victoria de Grazia takes the story of Attilio Teruzzi and …
European Studies July 16, 2020

Learning Empire

Globalization and the German Quest for World Status, 1875-1919

Erik Grimmer-Solem

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, Learning Empire: Globalization and the German Quest for World Status, 1875-1919 (Cambridge University Press) Erik Grimmer-Solem examines the process of German globalization that began in the …
Eastern European Studies July 6, 2020

After the Berlin Wall

Memory and the Making of the New Germany, 1989 to the Present

Hope M. Harrison

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book, After the Berlin Wall: Memory and the Making of the New Germany, 1989 to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Hope M. Harrison, examines the history …
Film May 29, 2020

Planet Auschwitz

Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television

Brian Crim

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, Planet Auschwitz: Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television (Rutgers University Press, 2020), Brian Crim explores the diverse ways in which the Holocaust …
Literary Studies May 7, 2020

The German Epic in the Cold War

Peter Weiss, Uwe Johnson, and Alexander Kluge

Matthew Miller

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, The German Epic in the Cold War: Peter Weiss, Uwe Johnson, and Alexander Kluge (Northwestern University Press, 2018), Matthew Miller explores the literary evolution of the …
European Studies April 10, 2020

The Fourth Reich

The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present

Gavriel D. Rosenfeld

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Gavriel D. Rosenfeld reveals, for the first time …
German Studies April 7, 2020

West Germany and Israel

Foreign Relations, Domestic Politics and the Cold War

Carole Fink

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book, West Germany and Israel: Foreign Relations, Domestic Politics and the Cold War (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Carole Fink examines the relationship between West Germany and Israel …
German Studies March 17, 2020

Women Doctors in Weimar and Nazi Germany

Maternalism, Eugenics and Professional Identity

Melissa Kravetz

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book, Women Doctors in Weimar and Nazi Germany: Maternalism, Eugenics and Professional Identity (University of Toronto Press, 2019), Melissa Kravetz examines how German women physicians gained a …
East Asian Studies October 22, 2019

Transnational Nazism

Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919-1936

Ricky W. Law

Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In his new book, Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919-1936 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), associate professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University Ricky W. Law examines the …