What role does propaganda play in the information politics of authoritarian societies, and what is its relationship to censorship? What have we learned from rival accounts in recent literature about why states produce it? While regimes clearly invest in propaganda believing that it is effective, there is still much to learn about whether, when, and...
Published in Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutschlands
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs edierte der Berliner Verfassungshistoriker Fritz Hartung (1883–1967) in drei Bänden die wichtigsten Aufsätze seines akademischen Lehrers Otto Hintze (1861–1940). Da Hintze beim NS-Regime als ‚jüdisch versippt‘ galt, schaltete der vorgesehene Verlag Koehler & Amelang in Leipzig die nationalsozialistische Zensur ein, de...
Published in Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis
Schon 1918 entstand in Moskau eine Bibliothek ukrainischer Literatur (BUL), die bis zum Ende der 1930er-Jahre ihre Türen offenhielt. Mit der Perestroika wurde diese Idee von Enthusiasten ukrainischer Nationalität aufgegriffen. Mit Unterstützung von Bibliothekaren und der Stadtverwaltung von Moskau entwickelte sich eine lebendige Spezialbibliothek f...
This article explores the experience of shame and guilt that is associated with producing explicit erotic animated content. By employing the reflective practice journaling method, this autoethnographic essay discusses cultural and psychological challenges that need to be overcome by an animator from the Western cultural sphere in order to be able t...
In the 2021–2022 school year, more books were banned in US school districts than in any previous year. Book banning and other forms of information censorship have serious implications for democratic processes, and censorship has become a central theme of partisan political rhetoric in the United States. However, there is little empirical work on th...
Published in Frontiers in Social Psychology
Introduction Labels considered normatively appropriate for specific social identity groups change. Researchers have examined the effects of censorship and slur usage, but minimal research examines the psychological consequences of imposing new language constraints on people. Methods Across four samples of university students (Ntotal = 997), we soug...
Le drame Le roi s’amuse de Victor Hugo fut représenté pour la première fois le 22 novembre 1832, puis défendu par ordre le lendemain. Le texte pouvait au moins être publié : il sortit des presses de l’éditeur Renduel le 2 décembre, avec une préface de Hugo rédigée en manière de riposte. Mais en pareil contexte, l’auteur avait besoin plus que jamais...
Ernest Lavisse fut particulièrement actif pendant la Grande Guerre, mettant tout son crédit d’intellectuel au service de la lutte idéologique contre un ennemi qui a envahi la partie du territoire français où il a vu le jour. Le sort des « régions envahies » ne cesse de le préoccuper jusqu’aux lendemains du conflit. Signant de très nombreux textes e...
Sex tech entrepreneurship navigates shifting societal norms, rapid technological innovation, and complex regulatory frameworks, presenting unique ethical and outsidership challenges. Despite valuable insights from the broader sex and tech industries on overcoming these barriers to mainstream markets, research specific to sex tech remains scarce. Th...
K-pop, a musical genre originating from South Korea, has transcended linguistic and cultural barriers, expanding into a transcultural world. The popularization of Korean culture, driven by the growth of the entertainment industry, has led to the adoption of Western values by South Korean pop groups. In the last two decades, this genre has given ris...
