Denazification in Netflix Series Dogs of Berlin (2018)

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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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Deni Ahmad Ghifari
AU  - Maria Regina Widhiasti
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/21
TI  - Denazification in Netflix Series Dogs of Berlin (2018)
BT  - Proceedings of the International University Symposium on Humanities and Arts 2020 (INUSHARTS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 78
EP  - 85
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211110.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211110.011
ID  - Ghifari2021
ER  -