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The 1936 Olympics were held in Nazi Germany at a critical juncture between the building of the racial state and the Holocaust. The world faced a decision about whether to participate in these controversial Games. Canadian athletes, particularly young Jewish athletes, were caught in a dilemma. Should they follow their dreams to the world’s greatest athletic competition or should they boycott the 1936 Olympics? Framing Bodies: Framing Bodies: Sport and Spectacle in Nazi Germany explores the relationship between athletics, politics and visual culture during the 1936 Games. Situated at a midpoint between Adolf Hitler’s election as Chancellor and the outbreak of the Second World War, the 1936 Olympics offers a unique perspective into the relationship between sport, politics and propaganda in Nazi Germany. The regime’s racialized physical ideals, projected onto the world stage during the XI Olympiad raises important questions. How did National Socialists understand the body? Alongside their celebration of “Aryan” bodies, how did the Nazis portray and regulate those who were excluded from the ideal? What symbols and characterizations did the Nazis use in propaganda, rituals and films to express the connection between the Olympics and their notion of a “master race”? School Program Ninety-minute interactive tours of MORE THAN JUST GAMES: Canada & the 1936 Olympics and FRAMING BODIES: Sport & Spectacle in Nazi Germany will be offered from October 26, 2009 through June 18, 2010. Recommended for grades 6-12. BOOK NOW | Online or by phone: 604 264 0499 Download the Teacher's Guide |
