Date of Award

Summer 8-20-2012

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Mary Hocks

Second Advisor

Michael Harker

Third Advisor

Nathan Atkinson

Abstract

Typically, when considering Adolf Hitler, we see him in one of two ways: A parodied figure or a monolithic figure of power. I argue that instead of only viewing images of Hitler he wanted us to see, we should expand our view and overall consideration of images he did not want his audiences to bear witness. By examining a collection of photographs that Hitler censored from his audiences, I question what remains hidden about Hitler’s image when we are constantly shown widely circulated images of Hitler. To satisfy this inquiry, I utilize rhetorics of display to argue that when we analyze and include these hidden images into the Hitlerian visual discourse, we further complicate and disrupt the Hitler Myth. This study aims to contribute to recent scholarship that aims to learn more about the “hidden” Hitler as well as to rhetorical studies of display.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/3097168

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