Anna Scheuble

Anna Scheuble (BA) studied cultural studies with a focus on (cultural) history and comparative social sciences at the European University Viadrina. In her Bachelor's thesis entitled "Skizzierte Alterität? Eine postkoloniale Karikaturenanalyse der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen zwischen 1918 und 1922” (Sketched Alterity? A postcolonial caricature analysis of German-Polish relations between 1918 and 1922), she worked with Homi K. Bhabha's postcolonial theory and applied it to caricatures. She is currently studying for a Master's degree in "Transcultural History of Modernity" at the European University Viadrina. Her research interests include German-Polish relations, the nation and nationalism, and the cultural history of war.

Fotomontage deutsch-polnische Karikaturen

Background article

The “Polish Economy” and the “German Pig”

Caricatures of Germans and Poles 1919−1921

The end of the First World War marked a turning point in the power relationship between Poland and Germany. But did traditional images of superiority and inferiority also change? Caricatures provide an interesting lens through which to answer this question.