Fremstillinger av nordmenn i okkupasjonsavisa Deutsche Polarzeitung, senere Polar-Kurier (1941–1945)
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26347Dato
2022-03-11Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
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Bergmann, LovisaSammendrag
Propaganda was assigned great importance in German national socialism, and the press was a means of spreading propaganda. As such, the Germans established German-language newspapers in the occupied territories. This article examines the representations of Norwegians over time in one of these newspapers in Norway: Deutsche Polarzeitung, later known as Polar-Kurier, published in Tromsø from 9 February 1941 to 6 May 1945. I argue that the representations bear the mark of a more general, nature-romantic concept, as well as of two different sides of national socialism: An SS-ideological race-based mindset and a more economical «Großraumwirtschaft» way of thinking. In addition, the content must be regarded in light of Deutsche Polarzeitung’s function as a newspaper. The article demonstrates that there were different ways to portray Norwegians and that it was possible to represent Norwegians differently in Deutsche Polarzeitung, and later in Polar-Kurier.