Geschichte des Antisemitismus (Vorlesung) Visual History of Antisemitism Visual History of Antisemitism

Antisemitism in all its historical formations has always relied on images to portray Jews in an ideological fashion. The lecture series will focus on the long history of visual antisemitism by discussing individual pieces of art. It will identify antisemitic traditions in visual material as well as discuss the challenges of interpreting them. Apart from simply focusing on the ‘content’ of the images – to be studied with well-established methods like iconography and iconology – the media dimension of the material will be investigated too. In addition, the social and cultural usage of such images need to be examined in the lectures as well, where ever this is possible.

The lecture will be held in English.