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In this video, I discuss the politics and legacy of Theodore Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

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Sources
Becoming Dr. Seuss — Brian Jay Jones

Catalog of Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons
https://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dsw...

Playing the Victim - Historical Revisionism and Japan | Knowing Better
   • Playing the Victim | Historical Revis...  

Dr. Seuss Goes to War - Richard H. Minear

The Democratic Imagination of Dr. Seuss — Henry Jenkins
http://www.sfu.ca/media-lab/cmns320_0...

But For Grown-Ups Laughing Isn’t Any Fun — Dr. Seuss
https://philnel.com/2012/01/16/seussh...

Rethinking Dr. Seuss for NEA's Read Across America Day
https://www.pragmaticmom.com/wp-conte...

A Dr. Seuss Expert Cuts Through the Noise on the Cancel Culture Controversy | Esquire
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment...

How World War II Created Dr. Seuss — Philip Nel
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&u...|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-t...

In retrospect: The Lorax | Nature
https://philnel.com/2018/03/02/what-t...

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_D...

The Atomic Bombings by Ian W. Toll | The National WWII Museum
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war...

1947: How the American people feel about the atomic bomb | The Bulletin
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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