During my final year studying History with Mandarin (BA) at De Montfort University, we were tasked to complete a 10 minute podcast on one of the themes we explored during that specific module. During this module there was one stand out book on the reading list. This book was Professor Mary Fulbrook’s Bystander Society.
Fulbrook focuses on the German home front during the Second World War, and how German citizens remained innocent bystanders for a very short period of time. Once an individual understood the mistreatment, persecution and genocide of Jews, homosexuals and Gypsies (naming just a few groups), their following actions would make them either resistant or complicit.
This idea had a profound impact upon me due to the contemporary global situation, leading me to consider how as human beings we can often be too focused on our own lives and ignore the atrocities that are happening around the globe.
Ultimately I began to question myself; If I feel something is wrong, am I doing enough to stand up for what I believe in? Am I choosing to be resistant or complicit?
While my work is not perfect, I feel happy to share this below:
Bill’s History Blog 
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