Proceedings of the International University Symposium on Humanities and Arts 2020 (INUSHARTS 2020)

Denazification in Netflix Series Dogs of Berlin (2018)

Authors
Deni Ahmad Ghifari1, Maria Regina Widhiasti2, *
1German Studies Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia
2Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: m.regina@ui.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Maria Regina Widhiasti
Available Online 21 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.011How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Denazification; Dogs of Berlin; Neo-Nazism; Right-wing extremism; Skinhead; Propaganda; Semiotics; Tattoo
Abstract

Denazification is a government initiative implemented in post-war Germany. The program was operative until 1951, yet, arguably, its consequential proportion of political propaganda against Nazism has turned into a considerable legacy. This research focuses on proving that the propaganda is still imperative in contemporary popular culture products which involve Nazi and/or neo-Nazi portrayals. To reach that conclusion, this research analyses a Netflix original series titled Dogs of Berlin. The series has multitude of representation layers worthy of deeper analysis, to sort out whether it is a propagation anyhow. The objects – which consists of visual and abstract representation – are examined using multiple frameworks. With textual and contextual approach, this research concludes that the film’s way of representing neo-Nazi posited the product to be an arrangement of propaganda, as a reaction toward right-wing resurgence in mainstream politics.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International University Symposium on Humanities and Arts 2020 (INUSHARTS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
21 November 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-452-0
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.011How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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