Image: black and white photo of a white man in formal military uniform and hat seated in a chair with a child sitting on his knee, both looking towards the viewer. Text: 'Youth in the Fatherless Land'

Youth in the Fatherless Land

Thursday, Aug. 8 - 6:30 p.m. Auditorium and Online

Mass conscription swept a strong spirit of militarism and nationalism across Germany that extended far behind the front lines and deep into the nation’s classrooms. Prussian primary school teachers, legendary for their stringent methods, led the education reform to teach art and critical thought that ultimately fueled a youth movement against adults.

Sharpen your pencils and get out your notebooks as historian Andrew Donson examines the mobilization of German teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state-building and extreme political movements during the Great War.

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Hosted in conjunction with the exhibition

The Little War


Explore the lives of children swept up by the storms of World War I while adults were fighting on the front line and supporting the war effort.

Image: Illustrations of children dressed in different countries' military uniforms while waving national flags. Text: 'The Little War'