The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propaganda
On the 21st of October 1941, a National-Socialist-led German school opened its doors in Stockholm. At the opening ceremony, both Swedish and German officials alluded to long-standing historical connections between the two countries and described the school as a warrant for cultural exchange and Swed...
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| description | On the 21st of October 1941, a National-Socialist-led German school opened its doors in Stockholm. At the opening ceremony, both Swedish and German officials alluded to long-standing historical connections between the two countries and described the school as a warrant for cultural exchange and Swedish-German education. The National-Socialist regime itself had a special interest in the Nordic countries in general, and Sweden in particular, as Northern Europe was imagined as an essential part of a racialized German Kulturvolk. However, while the National-Socialist regime envisioned the establishment of a German school as an instrument of cultural propaganda, a difficult balance had to be maintained at the school. This article discusses how the school became part of National-Socialist propaganda by studying the way in which a specific NS-version of Germanness was activated and instrumentalized by National-Socialist officials and teachers between 1941-45. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0be2ae859bcb471d8064cd300433f64a2025-08-20T02:18:35ZengDiacronieDiacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea2038-09252022-12-011446179The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propagandaSusan LINDHOLMOn the 21st of October 1941, a National-Socialist-led German school opened its doors in Stockholm. At the opening ceremony, both Swedish and German officials alluded to long-standing historical connections between the two countries and described the school as a warrant for cultural exchange and Swedish-German education. The National-Socialist regime itself had a special interest in the Nordic countries in general, and Sweden in particular, as Northern Europe was imagined as an essential part of a racialized German Kulturvolk. However, while the National-Socialist regime envisioned the establishment of a German school as an instrument of cultural propaganda, a difficult balance had to be maintained at the school. This article discusses how the school became part of National-Socialist propaganda by studying the way in which a specific NS-version of Germanness was activated and instrumentalized by National-Socialist officials and teachers between 1941-45.http://www.studistorici.com/2022/12/29/lindholm_numero_52/national-socialist cultural propagandanational-socialist schools abroadgermannessswedish neutralitystockholm |
| spellingShingle | Susan LINDHOLM The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propaganda Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea national-socialist cultural propaganda national-socialist schools abroad germanness swedish neutrality stockholm |
| title | The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propaganda |
| title_full | The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propaganda |
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| title_short | The National-Socialist-led German school in Stockholm 1941-1945: an institution of cultural propaganda |
| title_sort | national socialist led german school in stockholm 1941 1945 an institution of cultural propaganda |
| topic | national-socialist cultural propaganda national-socialist schools abroad germanness swedish neutrality stockholm |
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