Abstract
Against the background of the scientific and cultural-social interest in the Third Reich for the eyes and their characteristics, this paper conducts an audiovisual examination of Augen (D 1943), a Kulturfilm produced by the Wien-Film production conglomerate. This analysis is preceded by a review of two legacies principal to the paperâs investigation of Augen: the Kulturfilm genre and its ideological instrumentalisation on the one hand and the infamous âresearchâ conducted by Dr. Josef Mengele on the other. Although unlikely that these positions influenced each other at the time, the interpretation of the organ made the inspiration and ultimately the realization of the state-sponsored research and film production, exemplified by âEye Studiesâ and selected films respectively, possible. The audiovisual motif of the eyes is therefore (re)presented in an educational context but shrouded in an ideologised means of mediation.
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