This is an article about the communist weekly Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ), the second most widely circulated illustrated paper during the late Weimar Republic. By examining research from various fields, contem­porary sources, and the paper itself, I explore how AIZ represented its network of worker photo­graphers, well-known intellec­tuals, writers, colporteurs, and, importantly, its readers. The article also discusses AIZ’s successes and its signifi­cance in the face of Nazi Germany before and after 1933. Despite the presumed disruption caused by the fascist takeover, there are notable continuities, including an exiled version of AIZ, circulation through disguised publi­cations, and a peculiar attempt by the Nazis to promote their agenda by mimicking AIZ with a publi­cation called Arbeit in Bild und Zeit.

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Seidel, Anna (2025): „Kontinuitäten im Bruch – die Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung um 1933“, in: Dies. und Maren Lickhardt (Hg.): Pop und Populismus in den Unterhaltungsmagazinen um 1933. Hamburg (Sonderheft Kulturwissenschaftliche Zeitschrift), S. 109–134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.28937/9783787349531_6.