History 366 Capstone Video Projects
For their capstone projects, History 366 students were tasked with creating beautiful, well-researched videos that addressed compelling historical questions related to the history of Fascism. The videos were based on primary and secondary sources, including material covered in class.
These videos were shared and discussed with Madison area high school students as part of a public humanities outreach component of the class, including visits to the UW’s Special Collections Library and Chazen Museum’s Sifting and Reckoning exhibit. One of the guiding questions for History 366 students in producing the videos was: what do wish you had learned about Fascism and social movements in high school?
Mussolini’s Failure with Working-Class Women
Larissa Blazek is a pre-med senior studying Biology and Spanish. Her video explores how women successfully maintained their place in higher education and the workforce despite Italian Fascism’s totalitarian society.
Make Italy Fertile Again: Battle for Births under Mussolini’s Fascism
Aliza Ramirez is studying Political Science, History, and Gender and Women’s Studies. Her video investigates how, and for what reason, fascist Italy waged the pro-natalist campaign the “Battle for Births,” to advance a particular vision of women’s role in society.
Doctors & Eugenics in Nazi Germany
Max Koss is a UW–Madison Biology major whose video examines eugenics in the Third Reich. Matt is also a Global Health certificate student who is hopes to attend Medical School.
Where Art Meets Propaganda: Nazi Entertainment in the ’30s and ’40s
Will Diaz is a double major in History and Journalism at UW–Madison. His video project looks at how Hitler and the Nazi party took over the German entertainment industry.
Journalism’s Role in Establishing and Resisting Fascism in Nazi Germany
Beatrice Lawrence is in Journalism and Mass Communications double major. Her video project looks at journalism’s role in establishing and resisting fascism in Nazi Germany.
Our Freedom is a Step Towards Your Freedom
Amaya Boman is studying History and Education Policy Studies. Her video explores the rise of black internationalism in response to the Spanish Civil War to illustrate the parallels between European fascism and racial politics in the United States.
The 1936 Olympic Games & the Power of Propaganda
Megan Fahey is a UW–Madison History major whose capstone video project explores the interplay between politics and sports during the “Nazi Olympics” in Berlin.
The Rising Threat of Neo-Fascism in Germany
Hadley McSunas is a freshman at UW–Madison majoring in History with an emphasis in folklore and nationalism. Her video project looks at how neo-Fascism has gained ground in Germany during the last thirty years.
Fascist Foundations in Anti-Communism
Em Mager is double majoring in History and Spanish. Em’s project explores the importance of anti-Communist rhetoric in Fascist doctrine.