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Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin

Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin

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How do we write about Holocaust perpetrators?  What does that tell us about not only the historical figures themselves but also the ways in which we approach, describe, and analyze them.

In this week’s episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how writers have dealt with perpetrators in both fiction and non-fiction and also about the ways in which fiction narratives influence how we tell non-fiction stories.

 

Erin McGlothlin is Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Holocaust Studies  and Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.

 

McGlothlin, Erin. The Mind of the Holocaust Perpetrator in Fiction and Nonfiction (2021)


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Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin

Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin

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