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1. What kind of ‘cultural afterlife’ has Hitler had? How does the article suggest the figure of
Hitler has been employed in mass media since WWII? What meaning has Hitler taken
on?
Hitler in popular culture has become synonymous with power, pornography and
madness. He “has become a kind of silly putty in the hands of postwar fictioneers, who
stretch him this way and that, devising as many shapes from his memory as the motive
for metaphor will allow.” Since WWII, Hitler’s likeness have been commodified, as the
Nazi icon has become mythical entities in itself. (Plan for final solution - book; Nazi
Images; National Socialism - Fascism)
Reconsider the fascination with his presence; explore the problematic continuing
fascination of Hitler. The current image popular culture has created of Hitler today is no
longer what Hitler represents historically, which can be misleading and dangerous to
perpetuate this idea within society.
From someone who was an antiques dealer who faked 60 volumes diaries, Konrad
Kujau, how they got hold of the diaries in the first place was a scandal. Finding out that it
was not an imaginary because Hitler's handwriting was identified. The mistaking of the
gothic F for an A.
5. Make a note of at least three terms or passages that you are uncertain about or find
difficult to understand.
How Hitler and the Nazis were related to pornography - He believed it was an instrument
for leading the German people, especially women, astray.
(Disparity, popular image, historical figure/context,
DCMS Fake News Report
Although fake news is a relatively new term and there is no one agreed
definition, its prevalence within our political climate has made manipulation of
opinion and fact easier to spread globally. Since there is no one set definition of
fake news, it is currently impossible to put forward new regulations or policies
to control fake news as there is a requirement for a consistency of meaning
among all platforms.