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Decentring the German Spirit: The Weimar Republic's Cultural Relations with Latin America

European University Institute, Florence

This article analyses the Weimar Republic's cultural relations with Latin America. Based on diplomatic correspondence and the writings of Latin American intellectuals who visited Weimar Germany, the article combines an exploration of the goals and methods of Germany's official foreign cultural policy towards the region with a brief examination of the varied ways in which the supposed recipients of these policies approached German culture. The key argument is that the limited capacities of official cultural policy created space for a large number of actors who pursued divergent interests when appropriating or trying to spread German ideas in Latin America.

Key Words: cultural relations • Germany • intellectuals • Latin America • Weimar Republic

Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 44, No. 2, 221-245 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0022009408101249


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