The Party Rallies of the NSDAP had such a tremendous impact on the audience and spectators, that the Allied Forces after World War Second used of all places Nuremberg to execute the heads of the Nazi-regime. The Party Rallies of Nuremberg made such a powerful impression that today, the name of Nuremberg has become a symbol for a trial of crime against humanity. There is no doubt, the Party Rallies of Nuremberg were the most powerful nation branding ever. What made these Party Rallies so powerful and unforgettable that we even today can get under its spell?
I interpret the fascination of the Party Rallies in Nuremberg as a fascination of movement of military parades and Tattoos. My main question is - what impact have structured and rhythmically arranged movement formations on the audience? Fundamentally, this is a philosophically question. We do not perceive the world out of our free will. The world is physiological and materially structured. These structures have an impact on us. How we regard and perceive the world is dependent on the structures of what we perceive. For example, rhythmically structures have a different impact on us than visual structures. The one can intensify and amplify the other. That happened in Nuremberg.
At the Party Rallies at Nuremberg, the rhythmical structure was the music of marches. The function of marches is to regulate and unite the marching of troops and the movement of great mass formations. A perfect unified movement is a marching machine. All human actions are instinctively driven into a rhythmically participation. The underlying rhythmical pattern of marches was at Nuremberg a uniting force. The coordinated and nearly supernatural conducted movement of hundred thousand of people had a tremendous impact on the audience. Seeing these masses moving in rhythmically regular drum beats with a sudden silence in between is even today a hypnotically experience. Why?
A military parade and a Tattoo is a choreographically arranged show. I interpret a choreographically arranged movement as a dance. However, the main question is not the definition of dance, but the perception of dance. Why are we fascinated of a dance show? Why can a military defilation and Tattoo thrill us? Why can the mass arrangement of a hundred thousand of people carry us away?
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Historical context of the war of propaganda in Germany
- Agent
- Agenda - the ideology of the Nazi-regime
- Vehicle - the Party Rallies at Nuremberg – historical background
- Dance - a definition
- The fascination of coordinated movement
- Seduction of movement on screen
- Creating dramatic tension with choreographed movement
- Ethical evaluation of beauty
Objectives and Key Themes
This work explores the captivating power of the Nazi Party Rallies in Nuremberg, focusing on the role of structured movement and choreographed displays in influencing audiences. The central question is how rhythmically arranged formations impacted spectators, examining this through a philosophical lens considering the influence of structure on perception.
- The impact of structured movement on audiences
- The role of propaganda in shaping perception and behavior
- The ethical evaluation of aesthetically powerful events with morally reprehensible origins
- Analysis of the Nazi regime's propaganda strategies
- The relationship between rhythmic structures, movement, and emotional response
Chapter Summaries
Summary: The chapter introduces the powerful impact of the Nuremberg Rallies, highlighting their lasting symbolic significance as a representation of crimes against humanity. It poses the central question of what made these rallies so compelling, framing the fascination as stemming from the structured and rhythmic movements of military parades and tattoos. The author introduces the philosophical underpinning of the study, emphasizing how the structure of perceived events influences our experience.
Historical context of the war of propaganda in Germany: This chapter provides a concise overview of the socio-political climate in Germany following World War I, emphasizing the instability of the Weimar Republic and the economic hardship that paved the way for the rise of the Nazi Party. The chapter contrasts the propaganda strategies of the Soviet Union with the developing approaches of the Nazi regime, highlighting the context of escalating political tensions and violence between far-right and communist factions. The chapter uses election results to chart the rise of the NSDAP, linking it directly to the worsening economic conditions and the failure of the Weimar Republic to address societal problems. This sets the stage for understanding the effectiveness of Nazi propaganda in a volatile and desperate environment.
Agent: This section identifies the NSDAP as the primary agent behind the propaganda at the Nuremberg rallies. It traces the development of their propaganda strategy, noting the influence of the Comintern and the strategic use of parliament to learn from and ultimately subvert democratic processes. The chapter focuses heavily on the role of Joseph Goebbels, emphasizing his early leftist leanings and his calculated utilization of knowledge gained from the Communist Party to dismantle it from within. It concludes by discussing the "Gleichschaltung," or forced coordination, used to control all aspects of German culture and suppress dissenting voices.
Agenda - the ideology of the Nazi-regime: This chapter delves into the core ideology of the Nazi Party, focusing on the concept of "Volksgemeinschaft" (national community). The chapter explains how this concept, based on racial identity and a shared "blood," formed the basis of the party's racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia. This section provides essential background for understanding the deeper motivations and intended impact of the Nuremberg rallies.
Keywords
Nazi Party Rallies, Nuremberg, Propaganda, Movement, Choreography, Rhythm, Mass Formations, Perception, Aesthetic Experience, Ethical Evaluation, Goebbels, NSDAP, Volksgemeinschaft, Weimar Republic, World War I, Comintern.
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- Dr. phil. MA Heide Marie Herstad (Autor), 2015, Fascination of Movement. Military Parades and Tattoos, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/301843
