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Re-reading the Past to Write Our Future
Re-reading the Past to Write Our Future
Welcome to Writing Resistance in WWII.
This podcast aims to inform listeners about literary-based forms of resistance during WWII. Looking at five different countries, we'll hear how some citizens worked to bring awareness to the growing threat of the Nazis and fascism, and we hope these stories inspire others to resistance in their own lives today.
Our Episodes
Our Episodes
Below you can find our episodes from the podcast, Writing Resistance in WWII. Included is the episode, transcript, and bibliography.
The podcast and episodes can be found on Spotify under "Writing Resistance"
Hitler's Dream
Hitler's Dream
In the first episode of Writing Resistance our host for the episode, Liam Kirby, will explore the history of a influential poem which helped draw attention to the Nazis. In this episode, we'll contextualize the poem, dive deep into the meanings of the piece of literary resistance, and explain why it was a key piece of writing in the early years of the war.
Who Goes Nazi?
Who Goes Nazi?
"Who Goes Nazi?" A Harper's Magazine article by American journalist Dorothy Thompson from 1942, the piece describes the types of people who are most susceptible to Nazism. The episode enacts scenes from the article, and breaks down the work Thompson was trying to accomplish in writing it.
The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea
Written and researched by Evan Atchison, this episode of Writing Resistance focuses on one of the most important works of literary resistance, Le Silence de la Mer by Vercors. Co-hosts Evan Atchison and Otelia Lighthill will tell two stories: one about the astonishing story of how Le Silence de la Mer was published and the other about the novella itself. In this episode, we’ll transport listeners to the world of clandestine publishing during WWII, an important component of the “silent” resistance movement against Naziism.
D-Day Girls
D-Day Girls
In this episode, we'll dive into the lives of British Special Operations Executives who sleuthed and sabotaged for the allies during World War II. Infiltrating occupied France, join the adventures of Odette Sansom as she prepares the allied front for D-Day, and as we contextualize and understand her place in the greater war effort.
The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman
The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman
In this episode, Zach Richard explores the plight of Russian Jews during and post-WWII, utilizing works of writer Vasily Grossman, author of Black Book of Russian Jewry and the Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman. Through translation of Russian, Zach uncovers how the Soviet Union dealt with the aftermath of the war.
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