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EUH-6939 Nazi Germany: Politics, Culture and Society

This research seminar will examine the rise of Hitler and the politics, culture and society of the Third Reich. It will focus on motivations for people’s behavior, the relationship between coercion and consent, and the nature and functioning of the dictat

The FAU Libraries provide extensive access to a rich collection of historical newspaper databases, making them an essential resource for research into past events and cultural history. These databases include major historical newspapers such as the New York Times, with coverage from its first issue in 1851 to the present, as well as prominent African American newspapers like the Chicago Defender and the Los Angeles Sentinel, with full-page images and searchable text across many decades. Other notable historic collections include the Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, and Harper’s Weekly, offering digitized full-page reproductions that allow researchers to explore historical contexts in depth. Access to these newspapers is available through the FAU Libraries Catalog or databases like OneSearch, often requiring login with FAUNetID, supported by librarian assistance for navigation and use. This vast repository of historic newspapers supports thorough journalistic, cultural, and historical scholarship.