Interested in Discussing Counterfactuals and Nazis? Check Out Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" this Thursday Afternoon.
This coming Thursday afternoon, from 2:00 -- 4:00 pm, I will be
fielding questions about counterfactuals, Nazis, counterfactual Nazis, and other
topics of relevance on Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” subreddit, "Ask Historians."
Click HERE
for the link.
Once there, you will see this welcome message:
“Hello,
My name is Gavriel Rosenfeld and I’m a Professor of History at Fairfield University. I specialize in the history and memory of Nazism and the Holocaust. I also write widely about counterfactual history and edit the blog, The Counterfactual History Review.
I have written six books about the history and memory of Nazism in postwar western culture. My most recent books, The World Hitler Never Made and Hi Hitler! examine how the Nazi past is being normalized in present day culture, especially through the medium of counterfactual history and internet culture.
I have commented widely on recent web programs, such as Amazon.Prime’s The Man in the High Castle, the rise of Nazi-related internet memes, and the changing image of Hitler in popular culture. I will soon be publishing a new book, The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present, that surveys western society’s postwar fear of a Nazi return to power in the form of a “Fourth Reich.” I am also writing a comprehensive history of counterfactual history, from Antiquity to the Present.
Today, from 2 to 4, I'll be answering your questions about the evolving cultural memory of Nazism in contemporary life, the reasons for the surging interest in counterfactual history, and the appropriateness of employing analogies to Hitler and the Third Reich to make sense of current political trends.”
My name is Gavriel Rosenfeld and I’m a Professor of History at Fairfield University. I specialize in the history and memory of Nazism and the Holocaust. I also write widely about counterfactual history and edit the blog, The Counterfactual History Review.
I have written six books about the history and memory of Nazism in postwar western culture. My most recent books, The World Hitler Never Made and Hi Hitler! examine how the Nazi past is being normalized in present day culture, especially through the medium of counterfactual history and internet culture.
I have commented widely on recent web programs, such as Amazon.Prime’s The Man in the High Castle, the rise of Nazi-related internet memes, and the changing image of Hitler in popular culture. I will soon be publishing a new book, The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present, that surveys western society’s postwar fear of a Nazi return to power in the form of a “Fourth Reich.” I am also writing a comprehensive history of counterfactual history, from Antiquity to the Present.
Today, from 2 to 4, I'll be answering your questions about the evolving cultural memory of Nazism in contemporary life, the reasons for the surging interest in counterfactual history, and the appropriateness of employing analogies to Hitler and the Third Reich to make sense of current political trends.”
I have no idea what kind of questions will be posed or where any
discussion might head, but I’m certainly interested in what people have to say.
Comments
If I had participated that day, I would have asked if there are many (any) universities that offer courses in counter-factual or "what if" courses for credit. I know the genre is often viewed skeptically by historians, although "what if" videos and online communities are extremely popular with students interested in history. There must be a way for history instructors to capitalize on public interest in "what if's."