Anna Seidel

This is an article about the communist weekly Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ), the second most widely circulated illustrated paper during the late Weimar Republic. By examining research from various fields, contemporary sources, and the paper itself, I explore how AIZ represented its network of worker photographers, well-known intellectuals, writers, colporteurs, and, importantly, its readers. The article also discusses AIZ’s successes and its significance in the face of Nazi Germany before and after 1933. Despite the presumed disruption caused by the fascist takeover, there are notable continuities, including an exiled version of AIZ, circulation through disguised publications, and a peculiar attempt by the Nazis to promote their agenda by mimicking AIZ with a publication called Arbeit in Bild und Zeit. mehr

Als wesentliche Inkubatoren der Populär- und Popkultur der Weimarer Republik sind Unterhaltungsmagazine mittlerweile durchaus in den Fokus der Forschung gerückt, auch mit Blick auf die Zeit um ... mehr