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From Leaflets To Tweets: A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Propaganda Tools Used By The Nazi Party And Donald Trump, Tj Coleman
Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies
Since the day he announced his campaign for President, people have been comparing Donald Trump to a Nazi. I, like many of us, have long believed that comparison to be overly simplistic, though not completely without merit. In this essay I analyze that comparison through an examination of the rhetoric and tactics of exclusion used by both Donald Trump and his campaign and the Nazi Party. Though there are substantive differences in some rhetorical tactics, there are also some frightening similarities. It is my hope that an honest and even handed understanding of how our current political moment compares to …
Wagner Contra Mundum: Wagner Versus The World, Caitlin A. Thom
Wagner Contra Mundum: Wagner Versus The World, Caitlin A. Thom
Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies
An investigation of responses to Wagner in Nazi Germany and post-World War II Israel.