VHS Lecture: From the Hitler Putsch to the Seizure of Power

Sociologist Dr Torsten Reters talks about how Hitler came to power and about the psyche and mentality of dictators and "their" people.

On Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 7.30 pm, sociologist and non-fiction author Dr Torsten Reters will speak at the VHS Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg about Hitler's path to power: How did a penniless postcard painter become a dictator who dragged the whole world into the abyss? What psychological imprints and social conditions created the preconditions for such a career? With the help of numerous historical film documents and psychological interpretations, we will try to get a picture of Hitler and his time in order to understand his unprecedented rise. A look at the present (populism, conspiracy theories, Putin) will round off the evening.

The lecture will take place in the Media Centre. For better planning, the Adult Education Centre asks for registration at www.vhs-bocholt.de or during opening hours at the VHS office, Stenerner Weg 14a in Bocholt. Tickets are also available at the box office for 7 euros.

Personal details:

Dr. phil Torsten Reters, born 1964, studied history and Protestant theology, education and sociology at the University of Dortmund. Reters works in adult education, as a poet, musician, exhibition organiser and publicist on the topics of contemporary, cultural and mental history as well as on questions of the art of living. One of his best-known book titles is "Liebe, Ehe und Partnerwahl zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismusstellt". Reters presents his thoughts in seminars and lectures throughout Germany, on the radio, on TV, online and on YouTube.