Rape of Europa questions

hello,

my assignment you will need to watch the feature-length documentary “The Rape of Europa.” Last time I checked it was available on Netflix, but I expect it is also available through Amazon.

Read through the questions prior to watching the film so you know what to watch for. Take notes, and then compose thoughtful answers to the questions. The more you show applied knowledge and involvement with the material, the more extra credit points you will earn for the assignment. Approximate total word count: 750 words

Answers are to be typed and turned in with the Second Field Trip assignment at the time of the final exam.

“The Rape of Europa” Questions

1. The overarching question is: how important is art, and how do we “value” it?

2. What role did art play in Hitler’s master plan? What various actions were taken by the Nazis to achieve these ends?

3. What was the response in places like Poland, France, and Russia?

4. When was the National Gallery of Art in Washington founded? What was the Roberts Commission?

5. Who were the “Monuments Men”? What was their function, and what conditions and challenges did they face?

6. What is the legacy of WWII on the world of art and culture? What has and what has not been resolved?

7. What is your reaction to a film like this? What interested you most? What disturbed you most? How does it change, if it does, your sense of the function and relative importance of art in modern culture?