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Through an artist's eyes : the dehumanization and racialization of Jews and political dissidents during the Third Reich / Willa M. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Willa Mathis, 1957- author.
- Series:
- New critical viewpoints on society series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schwesig, Karl, 1898-1955--Criticism and interpretation.
- Schwesig, Karl.
- Schwesig, Karl, 1898-1955.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and art.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in art.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 "I" Fought National Cannibalism With ... Art": Karl Schwesig, the Ethos of Düsseldorf, and the Weight of Stigmatization, 1933-1939 p. 15
- The Beginning of Woes p. 18
- Schwesig in the Schlegelkeller p. 22
- Schwesig's Artist Colleagues p. 26
- Jewish Persons in the Prewar Düsseldorf Region p. 28
- Schwesig in Exile p. 30
- Transport of Jewish Exiles to the South of France p. 32
- 2 "The Inferno or Hell of [Camp] Saint-Cyprien," 1939-1940 p. 42
- Saint-Cyprien's Origins p. 46
- Saint-Cyprien 1939: First, a Camp for Spanish Republicans p. 48
- Jewish and Political Refugees After the Evacuation p. 53
- Structure, Agency, and Institutional Lapses at Camp Saint-Cyprien p. 54
- Privacy, Liberties, and Hygiene p. 55
- Diarrhea, Disease, and Death p. 58
- Weathering Camp Saint-Cyprien p. 63
- Religious Identity and Food at Camp Saint-Cyprien p. 69
- Foodstuffs and Cans p. 74
- Male Rape in Its Aftermath or at Saint-Cyprien? p. 76
- Institutional Roles and the Closing of Camp Saint-Cyprien p. 79
- 3 "Many of These Unfortunate People Are intellectuals": Art, Culture, Illness, and Death at Camp Gurs p. 98
- Encountering Camp Gurs p. 100
- The Men Cutting Firewood p. 103
- Poverty, Dignity, and Status at Gurs p. 108
- Art and Religious Celebrations p. 112
- "The Barrack of Death" p. 116
- Social Network at Camp Gurs p. 125
- A Response to Life at Gurs p. 128
- 4 "They Are All Special Cases of Hi and Old People Who Need Better Care Than the Ordinary Intern": Opening Our Eyes to Camp Noé p. 139
- Inside Out: An Introduction to Camp Noé (a French Camp-Hospital) p. 141
- Vichy's Camp Noé p. 147
- The Structure of Camp Noé and Its Provisions p. 147
- Noé Contraindicated for Tuberculosis Patients p. 149
- Food as Arbiter of Health p. 153
- Populations and Health p. 156
- Defining Sickness: When Disease Is Not Illness and Epidemics Do Not Exist p. 173
- Deportation of Foreign Jews From Camp Noé p. 175
- 5 "Cruelty ... That Dehumanizes Its Victims Before it Destroys Them": The Violence of Racialization p. 190
- What Threat Did Jewishness Pose to Vichy? p. 192
- How Jews Were Racialized and Political Dissidents Silenced p. 193
- The Salience of Racialization and Dehumanization in the 21st Century p. 198
- Karl Schwesig in Postwar Düsseldorf p. 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 21, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781000330939
- 1000330931
- 9781000330892
- 1000330893
- 9781003111795
- 1003111793
- 9781000330854
- 1000330850
- Publisher Number:
- 40030595632
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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