Barbara Hales Reihenfolge der Bücher

Cinematically Transmitted Disease delves into the significant yet overlooked role of medical hygiene films in shaping Nazi ideology regarding racial purity and euthanasia. Barbara Hales traces the origins of these films from the Weimar era, highlighting how both medical and feature films were used to propagate ideas of scientific legitimacy tied to racial superiority. The book reveals how these cinematic narratives instilled a pervasive fear of degradation within the German populace, influencing attitudes and policies during a critical historical period.

Focusing on women's roles in occult practices during Weimar Germany, this study explores both real-life involvement in activities like expressive dance, mediumism, and witchcraft, as well as fictional portrayals of women as supernatural beings such as ghosts, vampires, and demons. It delves into the cultural and social implications of these representations, highlighting the intersection of gender and the occult in a transformative period of German history.

New essays examining the differences and commonalities between late Weimar-era and early Nazi-era German cinema against a backdrop of the crises of that time.