The Racial State
Students respond to three discussion questions each week (5 points each).
First, choose a quote from the reading assigned to the discussion question and include it in the post (1 point).
Then, explain how the quote answers the discussion question (2 points).
Also, the discussion should be at least 100 words in length / each (1 points).
Finally, cite the source by copying and pasting it as listed in Canvas (1 point)
Discussion Option 1: Antisemitism and Racism against People of African Ancestry
How was Nazi antisemitism tied to racism against people of African ancestry?
Discussion Option 2: Aryan/non-Jewish women in Nazi Germany
What was the intended place of Aryan/non-Jewish women in Nazi Germany?
Discussion Option 3: Disabled People as a Threat to Germany
How did disabled people threaten Germany, according to Nazi propaganda?
Discussion Option 4: Nazi Control over the Sexuality of “Others”
How did Nazi policy seek to control the sexual practices of LGBTQ, Jewish, and disabled Germans?
Discussion Option 5: the Nazi Ideal of the Racially Superior Body
Does the film Olympia (1938) promote the Nazi ideal of the racially superior body? Why or why not?
