Autore
Heying, Mareen

Titolo
Il processo contro il "vampiro di Düsseldorf" nella Germania di Weimar
Periodico
Memoria e ricerca
Anno: 2021 - Volume: 68 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 443 - Pagina finale: 462

The article examines the press coverage of the trial against Peter Kürten in 1931. The defendant had attacked and murdered several people in Düsseldorf in 1929 and 1930 and Weimar society was fascinated with the trial. The German and international press aimed to please a readership thirsting for information, while at the same time it had to ensure youth protection and observe public order. The article analyses how the press transformed the murder trial into a spectacle. Kürten was increasingly dehumanised, he was described as a «monster» and a «vampire». The murderer himself also had a play in this: He toyed with the press and acted as if the courtroom was his stage. The interaction between the press and the murderer is shown in five acts.



SICI: 1127-0195(2021)68:3<443:IPCI"D>2.0.ZU;2-C
Testo completo: https://www.rivisteweb.it/download/article/10.14647/101980
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