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Professor Niven teaches German history. In recent years, he has (co)organised symposia and conferences (also for postgraduates) on the relationship between culture, politics and memory in Germany and Europe.
- mailto:william.niven@ntu.ac.uk
- Nottingham Trent University
- Professor in Contemporary German History
Bill Niven opens this erudite and engaging book by noting that previous authors have argued for Adolf Hitler’s overriding interest in specific art forms, including architecture, music (more specifically, opera), painting and sculpture, interior design, and literature. Nivens brief here is. ’.
Jan 1, 2018 · Bill Niven is professor of contemporary German history at Nottingham Trent University and the author of many works on twentieth-century German history, including Facing the Nazi...
Bill Niven. Producer: Heartbeat. Bill Niven began his film career in 1984 at Telefilm Canada with positions in Halifax, Vancouver, Toronto, Paris, London and Los Angeles. In 1995, Niven produced the Gotham Awards in New York for the IFP. In 1996 he joined Salter Street films as VP Development.
Jun 29, 2020 · What, then, is Bill Niven’s contribution to this crowded field? In Hitler and Film: The Fuhrer’s Hidden Passion, Niven takes a novel approach to Nazi film policy, shifting the focus from Joseph Goebbels to Adolf Hitler.
Niven claims that historians have focused on Goebbels as the mastermind of Nazi cinema, yet he argues that Hitler played an active and important role in designing Nazi film policy.
BILL NIVEN is Professor of Contemporary German History at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is author of Facing the Nazi Past and is currently preparing a book called A Post-Holocaust History of Germany, 1945-2010, and editing a volume on the history and memory of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. CHLOE PAVER is Senior Lecturer in German ...
