Der Stürmer in the work of Randall Bytwerk and the evolution of the german press

Abstract

Der Stürmer was the most famous of all the newspapers connected to the National-Socialist Party. With its frequent use of image and its resorting to scandalous and antisemitic themes, this periodical evolved from a weekly regional paper to one of the most popular newspapers in the entire German territory. However, its characterization cannot be reduced to its anti-Jewish content and its graphic component. By using the work of many authors about that newspaper and Nazi propaganda, it is also possible to frame Der Stürmer as part of the general trends of the German press in the beginning of the Twentieth century, and as part of the propaganda system of Nazi Germany, albeit as a suis generis example.

Keywords

• Der Stürmer
• Julius Streicher
• Nazi propaganda
• antisemitism
• Weimar Republic