EVENT
“Perpetual Prisoners: The Postwar Lives of Hitler’s Political Enemies”
- Title:
- “Perpetual Prisoners: The Postwar Lives of Hitler’s Political Enemies”
- Presenter:
- Melissa Davlin
- Affiliations:
- Idaho Public Television
- Date:
- 2025-10-21
- Academic Year:
- 2025/26
- Description:
- Overview: “Perpetual Prisoners: The Postwar Lives of Hitler’s Political Enemies” explores how and why former political prisoners, specifically the victims of National Socialism, were reintegrated, commemorated, and forgotten in the three postwar German states (West Germany, East Germany, and reunified Germany) between 1945 and 2010. Initially celebrated as living proof that fascism had been defeated, former political prisoners gradually came to be seen as a financial and social burden, viewed with suspicion, and silenced. This presentation examines how former prisoners and their dependents navigated the complex matrix of occupation bureaucracy in hopes of recognition in the early postwar years.
- Original Link:
- https://libcal.uidaho.edu/event/15239357
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- Citation:
- "“Perpetual Prisoners: The Postwar Lives of Hitler’s Political Enemies”", Renfrew Colloquium Archive, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mric/items/mric2025-26-007.html