2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Study on the Cultural Policy of German Nationalsocialism

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22652015
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Ochanomizu University
Principal Investigator	ANAYAMA Asako お茶の水女子大学, 教務チーム, アカデミック・アシスタント (20303000)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Keywords	ナチズム / 文化政策 / 芸術家 / 知識人 / 帝国文化院 / ドイツ / 芸術政策 / プロパガンダ
Research Abstract	This study, based on the unpublished historical documents, focuses on the following issues of the cultural policy of Nationalsocialism in Germany from 1933 to 1945. (1) The structure of Reich Chamber of Culture(Reichskulturkammer), an institution of German professional artists, which are created by the Reich Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels' initiative in 1933. (2) The activities of German artists and the cultural life of the public under the Nazi Regime. Finally, this study clarifies the process of the contribution of German artists and intellectuals to the Nazi Dictatorship.