What History Teaches: Universities, Education, and the Role of Intellectuals
About the Event
In this recording of “What History Teaches: Universities, Education, and the Role of Intellectuals,” you will learn:
- How German universities became “nazified” following Hitler’s rise to power
- How Jewish professors, students, and intellectuals responded to the increasing Nazification of German universities
- How the Nazification of German universities affected the Nazi regime, the war in Europe, and the Holocaust
The recording culminates in a thought-provoking Q&A that gives viewers the chance to reflect on what they have learned.
About the Speakers
Steven Remy
Steven Remy is a Professor of History at The City University of New York, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, where he has taught modern German and European history since 2002. An award-winning teacher, he is currently the Chair of the Brooklyn College History Department. He is the author of The Heidelberg Myth: The Nazification and Denazification of a German University (Harvard, 2003), The Malmedy Massacre: The War Crimes Trial Controversy (Harvard, 2017), Adolf Hitler: A Reference Guide to His Life and Work (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), and War Crimes: Law, Politics, & Armed Conflict in the Modern World (Routledge, 2022). He has appeared as a commentator on numerous television series, documentary films, and podcasts, most recently in Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra (MSNBC podcasts) and Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics (dir. Andre Gaines, Springhill Entertainment, 2024). His current research and writing interests include the emergence of the postwar West German far right, Atlantic Ocean islands in World War II, and global colonial wars.