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"Colored Rule in a Reconstructed (?) State" (1874)
How do racial stereotypes in the media create and reinforce “in” groups and “out” groups in a society?
"Eldorado," Otto Dix
Eldorado by Otto Dix, portraying the famous nightclub in Berlin that was shut down by the Nazis.
"Emancipation" (1865)
This is a political cartoon done by Thomas Nast in 1865.
"He Wants a Change Too" (1876)
How do racial stereotypes in the media create and reinforce “in” groups and “out” groups in a society?
"Jewish Culture," Der Stürmer Antisemitic Cartoon
Title: "Jewish Culture"
Caption: "The natural and the unnatural."
Explanation: A German couple enjoy the outdoors, while a Jew with his Gentile girlfriend are watching a pornographic movie. (August 1929)
"Kitchen Knife," Hannah Hoch (1919)
Hannah Hoch, (Schnitt mit dem kuchenmesser dada durch die letzte weimarer bierbauchkulturepoche deutschlands) Cut with the Kitchen Knife Through the First Epoch of the Weimar Beer-Belly Culture, 1919.
"Memorial for Karl Liebknecht," Käthe Kollwitz (1921)
"Memorial for Karl Liebknecht" by Käthe Kollwitz, 1921. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were among the founders of the Berlin Spartakusbund (Spartacus League) that evolved into the Communist Party of Germany. On January 15, 1919, Liebknecht and Luxemburg were shot to death during the Spartacus Revolt on the pretext that they were attempting escape.
"Metamorphose" by John Heartfield
Artist John Heartfield created this satirical photomontage, showing the metamorphosis from President Friedrich Ebert (caterpillar) to Paul von Hindenburg (pupa) to Adolf Hitler (death’s-head moth). Born Helmut Herzfelde, the artist changed his name to John Heartfield to protest the strong anti-English hostility present in Germany during World War I.
"Metropolis," directed by Fritz Lang (1926)
Metropolis was directed by Austrian Fritz Lang and released in 1926. It was based on the novel of the same name by Lang's wife, Thea von Harbou. The story of class conflict and mechanization was set in the city of the future. Notable for its fantastic imagery and sets, the film reflected similar class tensions in Weimar and a widespread fascination with the modern and futuristic.
"Miss American"
Arch Oboler’s 1938 radio play, performed by Katharine Hepburn, pleaded with American audiences to offer more aid to Jewish refugee children. It aired as the country debated over the Wagner-Rogers Bill (Joint Resolution 64).
"Never Again War" by Käthe Kollwitz (1924)
Käthe Kollwitz, Never Again War, 1924.
"Nothing the November Republic Promised...," Der Stürmer Antisemitic Cartoon
Title: "The Way Out"
Caption: "Nothing the November Republic promised them has been fulfilled." Der Stürmer was published by the Nuremberg Nazi leader Julius Streicher. It was the most vicious antisemitic newspapers among all those the Nazis published and combined racist stereotypes with pornographic material to accuse the Jews of race defilement.