Prikaz žena u nacističkoj propagandi

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Portrayal of women in nazi propaganda
• Author: Maja Madaras
• Mentor: Spomenka Bogdanić (mentor)
• Committee member: Spomenka Bogdanić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Communicology

Abstract

Propaganda is considered a crucial factor in the success of the Nazi regime in Germany, with
the historian Robert Edwin Herzstein stating that propaganda is “The War That Hitler Won.”
(As cited in Bytwerk, 2004) A part of this propaganda war was centered on women and their
contributions to the Third Reich, yet it is rarely discussed in this context. Looking into this
part of the Nazi propaganda can be important to uncover the reasons for complicity and
cooperation, what effects this type of propaganda had on women of the time and methods that
were successful.
Research so far was mostly focused on the widespread effects of Nazi propaganda, with a
small amount being specifically about women. This was possibly due to the age of the
material and the relatively recent arisal of feminism.
The goal is to examine the key messages perpetuated through the Nazi Party propaganda, the
image women were expected to embody and roles they were expected to take within the
society. The ideal of the ideal Nazi woman was relatively uniform and stable throughout the
duration of the Third Reich, conveyed through various forms of media and perpetuated by not
only the men, but by women in the regime too.

Abstract (english)

Propaganda is considered a crucial factor in the success of the Nazi regime in Germany, with
the historian Robert Edwin Herzstein stating that propaganda is “The War That Hitler Won.”
(As cited in Bytwerk, 2004) A part of this propaganda war was centered on women and their
contributions to the Third Reich, yet it is rarely discussed in this context. Looking into this
part of the Nazi propaganda can be important to uncover the reasons for complicity and
cooperation, what effects this type of propaganda had on women of the time and methods that
were successful.
Research so far was mostly focused on the widespread effects of Nazi propaganda, with a
small amount being specifically about women. This was possibly due to the age of the
material and the relatively recent arisal of feminism.
The goal is to examine the key messages perpetuated through the Nazi Party propaganda, the
image women were expected to embody and roles they were expected to take within the
society. The ideal of the ideal Nazi woman was relatively uniform and stable throughout the
duration of the Third Reich, conveyed through various forms of media and perpetuated by not
only the men, but by women in the regime too.

• Keywords: Nazi; propaganda; women; motherhood
• Keywords (english): Nazi; propaganda; women; motherhood
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:740968
• Study programme: Title: Department of Communication Studies; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) komunikologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) komunikologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-17 11:54:22