Category: #4 Family of Man
Preventing Annihilation
Entering the Cold War was a tremendous undertaking in American history, just as much as it was in the modern political history of human society. The Allies of World War II began fighting over the political philosophy which would shape the future global order, and they all still feared the reemergence of fascist ideologies withinContinue reading “Preventing Annihilation”
Uncertainty and Ambiguity
In the wake of World War II, a great number of developments occurred that are looked upon through a hyper-modern lens. One, small-scale, example of this is the “Family of Man” exhibit that was produced in the United States. This … Continue reading →
Rebuilding the Human Identity
As discussed in a previous post, the end of World War II and the resulting crisis of displaced persons in Europe culminated in the United Nations working out what qualified a state to claim people as its citizens and repatriate them. During the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union on the matter, …
Reshaping Importance
Following the second world war there was an upheaval of what was known. The war shook up the world and people were trying to rebuild. This left the question of whether things should be rebuilt as they were or in a new way. The role of masculinity in American society following the war was influential …
Isolationism Fails, Humanitarianism Emerges
Wars are polarizing times that often result in changes in ideology. Each side is forced to pick a side and they then revert to the extremes of the ideological spectrum of that particular issue. Human rights became that issue in World War II. Human rights talks gained importance during the World War II period first […]
#4 Human Rights in the Post War Era
The notion of human rights is a subject that has been at the forefront of international political discussions since the onset of World War 2. In the years leading up to WW2, however, human rights were a relatively new idea. After the failure of the League of Nations, the rise of the Nazi party, and … Continue reading →
The Family of Man and Human Rights
Growing up in the United States, some things you know by the time you can talk. One of those things being that every human has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It says so in the Declaration of Independence. As we look back on the history of our country, we …
An Open Letter to Those In Power After WW2
This week I choose the meme of John Green finishing his open letter and a link to one of his videos on 1950 American History on Civil rights. My open letter is to those in After World War II because so many government officials that had the power to make not only their country but […]
Human Rights
In Fred Turner’s article, The Family of Man and the Politics of Attention in Cold War America he attempts to explain the significance of one museum exhibit, how it came about, and what kind of impact it had on the world. There is a old saying that a photo can be worth a thousand words. That statement rings …
The Family of Man
Pictured above are images of a diverse group of individuals from all over the world that were found in an exhibition featured in the Modern Museum of Art in 1955. This exhibition was titled The Family of Man. This exhibit showcased photographs of men, women, and children submitted by 273 photographers world wide. To the average …
