RT Book
T1 Fighting antisemitism today: a lecture
A1 Adorno, Theodor W. 1903-1969
A2 Gordon, Peter 1943-
A2 Hoban, Wieland 1978-
LA English
PP Cambridge Hoboken
PB polity
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1912177471
AB "In autumn 1962 Theodor W. Adorno gave a lecture on fighting antisemitism to the German Coordinating Council of Societies for Christian-Jewish Cooperation, a lecture that remains as topical and urgent today as it was in the 1960s. After the Second World War, Germany was grappling with a reluctance to admit collective guilt for the horrors of the Holocaust and German society was witnessing the emergence of various forms of hidden or 'crypto' antisemitism. In his lecture Adorno demonstrated that antisemitism is a central and essential element of right-wing extremism and is identical in structure to racism. It is accompanied by an authoritarian mindset and a conformist anti-intellectualism. Moreover, a classic trick used by anti-Semites is to protest against taboos which prevent them from freely spreading their hate by classing them as a form of persecution, and to present themselves as victims of it. The only antidote to this poison is an unwavering loyalty to the truth in dealing with historical and political realities. Adorno advocates an anti-authoritarian programme to prevent antisemitic character development and advises taking firm action against outbreaks of antisemitic behaviour. His brilliant analysis of the sources and dangers of antisemitism is as relevant now as it was sixty years ago"--Publisher's description
CN DS146.G4
SN 9781509566907
SN 9781509566914
K1 Antisemitism : Germany
K1 Jews : Germany
K1 Antisemitism : History
K1 Antisemitism : Germany : History : 20th century
K1 Jews : Germany : 20th century
K1 Antisémitisme - Histoire
K1 Antisémitisme - Allemagne - Histoire - 20e siècle
K1 Juifs - Allemagne - 20e siècle
K1 Antisemitismus : Bekämpfung
K1 Antisemitismus
K1 Sekundärer Antisemitismus