Christof Decker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6739987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christof Decker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christof |
| FAMILY NAME | Decker |
| SIGNATURE | DECKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amerika-Institut , Schellingstr. 3, München 80799 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Defacing the enemy
This article examines the conflation of anti-American and antisemitic tropes in Nazi propaganda from the early 1940s, which combined texts and images. Drawing on recent scholarship on posters, photography, illustrated magazines, wall newspapers, and other visual material, the author focuses on a series of six posters located at the Munich City Museum (Münchner Stadtmuseum). The series allows us to interconnect various Nazi propaganda efforts, whi…
Ben Shahn, on Nonconformity
Fighting for a Free World
During the Second World War, the Graphics Division of the Office of War Information played a crucial role in the development of visual propaganda in American culture. Revisiting this period and in particular the poster art of Ben Shahn, this article explores his work in the larger context of searching for a democratic propaganda vis-à-vis totalitarian regimes in Europe and Asia. Shahn included references to mass media, repurposed photographs, and…
Visuelle Kulturen der USA
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Visuelle Kulturen der USA
Fighting for a Free World
During the Second World War, the Graphics Division of the Office of War Information played a crucial role in the development of visual propaganda in American culture. Revisiting this period and in particular the poster art of Ben Shahn, this article explores his work in the larger context of searching for a democratic propaganda vis-à-vis totalitarian regimes in Europe and Asia. Shahn included references to mass media, repurposed photographs, and…
Ben Shahn, on Nonconformity
Defacing the enemy
This article examines the conflation of anti-American and antisemitic tropes in Nazi propaganda from the early 1940s, which combined texts and images. Drawing on recent scholarship on posters, photography, illustrated magazines, wall newspapers, and other visual material, the author focuses on a series of six posters located at the Munich City Museum (Münchner Stadtmuseum). The series allows us to interconnect various Nazi propaganda efforts, whi…
Art (3 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Photography and Visual Culture (2 works) · 19th century (1 work) · 20th century (1 work) · American Arts (1 work) · Antisemitism (1 work) · Art, Politics, and Modernism (1 work) · Arts (1 work) · Democracy (1 work)