Weimar: Reading Paper Notes

University:
University of Wyoming
Course:
HIST4990 | Weimar
Academic year:

2023
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307

Pages:

3
Author:

Allison B.

Remnants of German Empire -- Violence in the Colonial Sphere pg. 46 The Rhineland Controversy and Weimar Postcolonialism Brett Van Hoesen ● “In 1920, the behest of Georges Clemenceau, the French occupational presence along the Rhine was augmented by the addition of colonial troops.” (302) ● “Promopted immediate protests in Germany, inextricably linked the territory with the propagandistic catchphrase die“ schwarze Schmach” [the black disgrace].” (303) ● “Lisa Todd has examiend the culture of military and civillian interactions with a focus on the perceived escalation of ‘sexual crises’ that occured in occupted territories during and after the war.” (303) ○ (30 3) ○ (303) ● Ways in which propaganda perpetuated racial and sexual stereotypes: ○ (304) ● (308) ● ● (313-314) ● Raub der Jungrauen -- Abduction of the Virgins (320) ○ “Also refer to fantastical tales of terrorized German women carried off by hordes of French colonial subjects” (321) -- How does the “New Woman” contribute to sexualized perceptions/violence?