A limited number of free registrations are available for those who wish to participate in this exciting, groundbreaking conference. To reserve a place, send an email to Prof. John J. Michalczyk at michalcj@bc.edu. with the message, "I would like to register to attend the Conference." Please register immediately. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE FOR THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM. |
When publisher Andreas Wirsching of Munich's Institute of Contemporary History re-published Mein Kampf (My Struggle): Critical Edition in 2016 after the Bavarian original copyright expired. Jewish groups protested the reissuing of Hitler's propagandistic 1925 manifesto, his blueprint for "a Greater Germany." Given the current rise of nationalism and anti-Semitism on the international level, the republication of the book, in their eyes, would be a slap in the face to survivors of the Holocaust in a country that brought on the Shoah. However, the 2000-page work with a plethora of annotations from leading scholars would hardly be something that neo-Nazis or white supremacists would thrive on for inspiration. Developed over several years by scholars from the Institute of Contemporary History, including Christian Hartmann, the critical edition scrupulously reveals the historical writing of the two volumes, one while Hitler was in the Landsberg prison following the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, and the other upon his release from prison. This version documents the results of Hitler's utopian vision for a Germany coming out of WWI viewed as a warmongering country now laden with overwhelming debt due to the Treaty of Versailles. The sale of 85,000 copies of this academic edition within a year to libraries, universities and scholars indicates its serious popularity and offers the rationale for scholars from Boston College as well as national and international researchers to explore Hitler's autobiographical and ideological blueprint by way of a two-day conference and the publication of a book of critical essays. In undertaking this new edition, the contributors from The Institute of Contemporary History) posed several goals: Central in critical commentary are the deconstruction and contextualization of Hitler's book. How did his theses arise? What aims was he pursuing in writing Mein Kampf? What social support did Hitler's assertions have among his contemporaries? What consequences did his claims and asseverations have after 1933? And in particular: given the present state of knowledge, what can we counterpose to Hitler's innumerable assertions, lies and expressions of intent? Besides scholars from Boston College, others from the US, and above all from the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and Berlin, Germany, founded in 1949 to study National Socialism, will participate and respond to some of these questions. |
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Free Registration The conference organizers are offering a limited number of free registrations to attend this important meeting at BOSTON COLLEGE. Reservations have been coming in quickly—and the auditorium has a capacity of only 200. PLEASE REGISTER NOW. To reserve a place, send an email to Prof. John J. Michalczyk at michalcj@bc.edu with the message, "I would like to attend the Mein Kampf Conference." Space is limited. Please register immediately.Co-Organizers of the Conference John J. Michalczyk, Professor and Director of Film Studies at Boston College, an author and prolific filmmaker. Professor Susan A. Michalczyk, Film co-Producer with John for Etoile Productions and scripter for their Berlin Wall Film. Professor Michael S. Bryant, Professor of History and Social Science at Bryant University, have organized a groundbreaking conference. Co-sponsors of this exciting event include Boston College and Bryant University. |
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