The Story of Fascism in Europe: A Rick Steves Film with Q&A Session

Friday / May 9 / 7:00pm

Free Will Donation Event. Seating is limited. Registration Required.

Register today at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-story-of-fascism-in-europe-by-rick-steves-tickets-1320382211739

Coffeehouse & gallery open at 6:00pm. Film at 7:00pm

Rick Steves produced thought-provoking trip that goes back a century to track the rise of fascism in Europe. We learn how fascism took root in the turbulent aftermath of World War I when frustrated masses rose up, their fears stoked by charismatic leaders who manipulated their anger. We see the totalitarian societies they promised built and the brutal measures used to enforce their ideology. In his special movie The Story of Fascism in Europe Rick Steves will share insights on how wannabe autocrats in fragile democracies across the West today seem to be reading from the same playbook that was so effective for Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco.  (Run time: 56 min)

There will be a Q & A after the movie by WSU History Professor Dr. Matthew Lungerhausen and facilitated by the League of Women Voters.

About Matthew Lungerhausen
Matthew Lungerhausen is a Professor of History at Winona State University and serves as Chairperson of the History and Legal Studies Department. He earned his PhD in History at the University of Minnesota and has taught at WSU since 2004. Dr. Lungerhausen integrates the analysis of film, documentary photography, and other forms of visual culture into his teaching and research on the topics of nationalism, liberalism, fascism, and communism. He teaches classes on Western Civilization, upper the Habsburg Monarchy, Russia and the Soviet Union as well as twentieth century Europe. Dr. Lungerhausen has also developed topics classes on the history of documentary photography and the history of Eastern and Central Europe through film.