“Consciousness in Interdisciplinary Perspective”, Laurence Rees, The University of Kansas

In-depth conversations with Japanese soldiers, Nazi officers, and Russian fighters forced into silence during Stalin’s reign make the films of historian and documentarian Laurence Rees unique among the many accounts available of WWII and its brutalities. In his presentation, Rees will use extracts from his Peabody award- winning television series to illustrate the benefits and pitfalls of interviewing former Nazis.