The Complicated Legacy of Dr. Seuss

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In this video, I discuss the politics and legacy of Theodore Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

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Sources
Becoming Dr. Seuss — Brian Jay Jones

Catalog of Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons
https://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dswenttowar/issues.html

Playing the Victim - Historical Revisionism and Japan | Knowing Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnAC-Y9p_sY

Dr. Seuss Goes to War - Richard H. Minear

The Democratic Imagination of Dr. Seuss — Henry Jenkins
http://www.sfu.ca/media-lab/cmns320_06/readings/jenkins_dr_seuss.pdf

But For Grown-Ups Laughing Isn’t Any Fun — Dr. Seuss
https://philnel.com/2012/01/16/seusshumor/

Rethinking Dr. Seuss for NEA's Read Across America Day
https://www.pragmaticmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FINALNEAReportDr.SeusssRacismandRAA.pdf

A Dr. Seuss Expert Cuts Through the Noise on the Cancel Culture Controversy | Esquire
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a35738910/dr-seuss-racism-books-cancel-culture-interview/

How World War II Created Dr. Seuss — Philip Nel
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&u=googlescholar&id=GALE|A76880848&v=2.1&it=r&sid=googleScholar&asid=d793adc9

What to do with Dr. Seuss? — Philip Nel
https://philnel.com/2018/03/02/what-to-do-with-dr-seuss/

In retrospect: The Lorax | Nature
https://philnel.com/2018/03/02/what-to-do-with-dr-seuss/

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! — Jacob Held

The Disneyfication of Dr Seuss: Faithful to Profit, One Hundred Percent? — Philip Nel
https://www.academia.edu/456808/The_Disneyfication_of_Dr_Seuss_Faithful_to_Profit_One_Hundred_Percent

The Atomic Bombings by Ian W. Toll | The National WWII Museum
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/atomic-bombings-ian-w-toll

1947: How the American people feel about the atomic bomb | The Bulletin
https://thebulletin.org/premium/2020-12/1947-how-the-american-people-feel-about-the-atomic-bomb/

0:00 Intro
4:26 1) Ted Geisel
12:52 2) Racism & Anti-Racism
29:04 3) Consumerism & Anti-Consumerism
40:15 4) Pro-War & Anti-War
48:15 Conclusion

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