The Complicated Legacy of Dr. Seuss

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Head to https://www.squarespace.com/qualityculture to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. In this video, I discuss the politics and legacy of Theodore Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Support the channel, if you like ✨: https://www.patreon.com/qualityculture 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