The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Nazi: One Possible Meaning Behind the Mischievous Banality of the Banality of Evil

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dc.contributor.authorCurtis, Richarden
dc.contributor.editorSzczurek, Anthonyen
dc.contributor.editorMatheis, Christianen
dc.contributor.editorEngel, Saschaen
dc.contributor.editorJordan, Hollyen
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-27T23:54:58Zen
dc.date.available2021-08-27T23:54:58Zen
dc.date.issued2014-09-01en
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the painting “The Banality of the Banality of Evil” by graffiti artist, Banksy. I argue that his painting represents a current cultural phenomenon, the banality of the banality of evil, which takes Hannah Arendt’s notion of the banality of evil to a different meaning. I argue that the painting represents not only the Nazi’s, in this case Eichmann, unwillingness to confront his crimes, but people’s unwillingness to engage in political debate without confronting the significance and exclusivity of Nazism. Furthermore, I argue that instead of the banality of the Nazi as an ordinary man committing horrendous act, the increasing use of the accusation of ‘being a Nazi’ presents Nazism as the cliché and banal subject.en
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dc.format.extent6 pagesen
dc.format.extent193.92 KBen
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dc.identifier.citationCurtis, R., 2014. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Nazi: One Possible Meaning Behind the Mischievous Banality of the Banality of Evil. Spectra, 3(2). DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/spectra.v3i2.319en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.21061/spectra.v3i2.319en
dc.identifier.eissn2162-8793en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104800en
dc.identifier.volume3en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Tech Publishingen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesStudent Publications Seriesen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.holderCurtis, Richarden
dc.rights.holderVirginia Techen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleThe Artist, the Philosopher, and the Nazi: One Possible Meaning Behind the Mischievous Banality of the Banality of Evilen
dc.title.serialSpectraen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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