What role did language play in the rise of the Nazis? We look at history and at terms shaped by the Nazi dictatorship that have, once again, found their way into politics and everyday life.
‚Umvolkung‘, ‚Lügenpresse‘, ‚Volksverräter‘ – more and more often, terms from Nazi and far-right usage are used uncritically in public by today's politicians. Yet linguistic desensitisation in the rising phase of National Socialism was considered a first step toward exclusion and persecution. That is why in the seminar we ask: What parallels and what differences exist between nationalist structures in the Weimar Republic and today's right-wing populist tendencies?
We examine the central building blocks of the National Socialist worldview and ask about the similarities to today's forms of anti-democratic and racist thinking.