Today's class features a documentary about an exhibit of art the Nazis viewed as "degenerate." This is a good way to approach the Nazi world view, i.e. by analyzing what they viewed as unacceptable and why, and then what they liked and approved of and why. Here are some questions/exercises to guide your thinking on this:
What did Hitler have against the artists labeled “degenerate”?
How would you define “degenerate?”
What does HIS choice of art tell you about him and the Nazi party?
Why would the Nazis, or any dictatorship, hate “modern” art?
Based on their preferred art, how would you describe the Nazi world view? What are their priorities?
Bring in for next time(you can find lots of art online)an example of art the Nazis would've approved of and/or one which they would have labeled "degenerate" or otherwise unacceptable.
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