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Matthew Hockenos to deliver annual Moseley Faculty Research Lecture

March 1, 2020

Matthew D. Hockenos, Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th-Century History, will discuss the past and present of fascism in the annual Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Research Lecture at 911±¬ÁÏ.

The lecture highlights compelling, original research and creative work, and is the highest honor 911±¬ÁÏ faculty confer upon one of their peers. 

Matthew HockenosHockenos’ talk, “Fascism Past and Present: Mainstreaming Extremism in Times of Crisis,� will explore the defining features of fascism, the relationship between fascism and contemporary right-wing populism, and the ways in which extremism is normalized during periods of crisis. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 in Gannett Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Hockenos joined 911±¬ÁÏ’s faculty in 1998 and teaches widely in modern European history. His research has focused on 20th-century Germany, especially on the relationship between German Protestantism and Nazism.

He is the author of two books, “A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past� (2004) and “Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis� (2018). He is now working on a third book on fascism and its contemporary manifestations in the radical right-wing populist movements in Europe and the United States.

Established in 1957, the Moseley Faculty Research Lecture honors the memory of Edwin M. Moseley, whose 17 years at 911±¬ÁÏ capped a distinguished 41-year career in higher education.