Hohenheim and National Socialism
Conference on the historical review of the Nazi period and its consequences at German universities
26 February 2018 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Hohenheim Palace central building
With the transfer of power to the National-Socialists in January 1933, the standardization of German universities began. With their transformation into organs of the Führer, within a very short period of time, they lost large elements of their autonomy, some of which they had only gained a few years earlier.
The historical review of the Nazi period at German universities was a neglected area of research for a long time. In the meantime, however, most universities have taken a look at this chapter of their history. This has shown that the research field includes a broad array of topics. With the background of working through the Nazi period in Hohenheim, participants at the conference will discuss aspects such as careers of university presidents, forced labor, and coming to terms with the past.
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Program (all presentations in German)
Program
| 9 a.m. | Welcome President Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert University of Hohenheim | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Address from the Scientific Advisory Council Prof. Dr. Andreas Gestrich Director of the German Historical Institute London | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Universities during the National-Socialist Dictatorship - State of Research | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. | “On the complete Germanization and thus securing of the | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Universities as Compliant Henchmen of National-Socialist Injustice - The Revocation of Academic Degrees with a Focus on the Period between 1933 and 1945 Christian-Alexander Wäldner Historian | |
| noon | Lunch | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Persecution and Deprivation of Rights at the Technical University of Stuttgart during the Nazi Era Initiators, motives, long-term consequences. | |
| 2:15 p.m. | The Organizers in the Background: On the early stages of Günther Franz’s career | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Forced Labor in and for Germany during the Second World War | |
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