This Ain't Rock'n'Roll: pop music, the swastika and the Third Reich, with Daniel Rachel

Author Daniel Rachel gives an illustrated talk on the troubling fascination of rock and pop stars with Nazi imagery and Third Reich aesthetics.

An illustrated talk in which author Daniel Rachel examines why Nazi imagery and Third Reich aesthetics have appeared across seven decades of pop and rock culture, from Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious. He explores questions of shock value, subversion and accountability for fans, media and the music industry, alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and its place in cultural consciousness. The session lasts 90 minutes and includes refreshments.