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  • Film: Social & Cultural Change

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    How did a new Germany rebuild itself from the legacy of the Second World War both physically, emotionally and culturally? Professor Stibbe explores the silences of many households and how that influenced the student rebellion of the late 1960s. He also puts into perspective the cultural impact that the war...
    Film: Social & Cultural Change

  • Film: Key Personalities and Opposition

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professor Matthew Stibbe examines the key political leaders of West and East Germany and how their decisions and responses to political events shaped their international relationships and the lives of the divided German population under their control. He also looks at the opposition and resistance these governments faced domestically during...
    Film: Key Personalities and Opposition

  • Film: Ideas and Ideology

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professor Matthew Stibbe assesses some of the contradictory factors at play in East Germany and how that related to the wider Soviet system. He contrasts this with the development of the capitalist system that was being developed in West Germany. If you're unable to see the film below, please use...
    Film: Ideas and Ideology

  • Film: The Two German Economies

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    The speed at which both sides in Germany recovered economically is re-examined in this film. Professor Matthew Stibbe describes how the West Germany economy recovered and became a magnet for migrants as well as East Germans. However, he also examines how East Germany’s economy compared more successfully to some of...
    Film: The Two German Economies

  • Film: Germany 1945-1991: Introduction

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Germany as a divided and defeated nation is explored through the lens of how the two new Germanys rebuilt their States politically and culturally. Professor Anna Saunders reflects on the different inequalities that existed between the two states and how stability was established between political leaders, even when political dissent...
    Film: Germany 1945-1991: Introduction

  • Film: Nazi Germany

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Dr Victoria Taylor provides an overview of the rise to power of Hitler from disillusioned veteran to political operator. She goes on to explore the messaging and state interventions that brought many Germans under Hitler and the Nazis spell as they enacted their ideas of what a powerful Germany should...
    Film: Nazi Germany

  • Germany 1914-1929: Discussion

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professors Tim Grady and Matthew Stibbe consider changing interpretations of Germany in 1914-1929, from a negative continuum of authoritarianism culminating in Hitler's regime to a modern approach of seeing the Weimar Republic through a sociocultural lens. If you're unable to see the film below, please use the link for your Membership...
    Germany 1914-1929: Discussion

  • Film: The Weimar Republic

      Film series: Power and authority in Germany, 1871-1991
    Professor Tim Grady takes us back to the final days of the First World War to examine the developing splits in German society that turned into revolutionary chasms following the country’s defeat. From this he reassesses some of the factors that led to the Weimar Republic’s collapse while also allowing...
    Film: The Weimar Republic

  • Lecture: Gender, place and power in controverted 18th century elections

      HA Annual Conference lecture 2019
    Lecture: Gender, place and power in controverted 18th century elections

  • Podcast: Medlicott Lecture 2018 - Justin Champion

      Defacing the Past or Resisting Oppression?
    Podcast: Medlicott Lecture 2018 - Justin Champion