Journal article
German Iowa and the Global Midwest
The Public historian, Vol.42(1), pp.98-125
02/01/2020
DOI: 10.1525/tph.2020.42.1.98
Abstract
From statehood until the 1970 census, Germans constituted Iowa's largest immigrant group, and the same was true throughout much of the Midwest. "German Iowa and the Global Midwest" explored the story of German immigration, German American communities, and anti-German xenophobia in Iowa and the Midwest. Originally conceived to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the United States' entry to World War I and attendant actions against German Americans, the project was intended to spark discussion about immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment today. The xenophobia of the 2016 presidential campaign and the early stages of the Trump presidency made these discussions yet timelier-while also deepening the risks of a counter-narrative heroizing earlier generations of European immigrants as a foil to negative portrayals of more recent immigrants from other locations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- German Iowa and the Global Midwest
- Creators
- Laurel Sanders - Univ Iowa, Hist, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAElizabeth Heineman - Univ Iowa, Hist & Gender Womens & Sexual Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Public historian, Vol.42(1), pp.98-125
- DOI
- 10.1525/tph.2020.42.1.98
- ISSN
- 0272-3433
- eISSN
- 1533-8576
- Publisher
- Univ California Press
- Number of pages
- 28
- Grant note
- University of Iowa: the Office of Research and Economic Development University of Iowa: Obermann Center for Advanced Study American Association of Teachers of German University of Iowa: Ida Beam Visiting Professorship University of Iowa: Department of German University of Iowa: University of Iowa Libraries University of Iowa: Old Capitol Museum University of Iowa: Department of History German Historical Institute University of Iowa: International Programs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; History; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984277639102771
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