The masculine woman in Weimar Germany / Katie Sutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutton, Katie.

Series:

Monographs in German history ; v. 32.

Monographs in German history ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role--Germany--History--20th century.

Sex role.

Women--Germany--History--20th century.

Women.

Lesbians--Germany--History--20th century.

Lesbians.

Gender identity--Germany--History--20th century.

Gender identity.

Germany--History--1918-1933.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the Weimar period the so-called "masculinization of woman" was much more than merely an outsider or subcultural phenomenon; it was central to representations of the changing female ideal, and fed into wider debates concerning the health and fertility of the German "race" following the rupture of war. Drawing on recent developments within the history of sexuality, this book sheds new light on representations and discussions of the masculine woman within the Weimar print media from 1918-1933. It traces the connotations and controversies surrounding this figure from her rise to medi

Contents:

The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction - ""The Masculinization of Woman""; Chapter 1 - ""Which One Is the Man?"": The Masulinization of Women's Fashions; Chapter 2 - ""In the Beginning There Was Sport"": The Masculinized Female Athlete; Chapter 3 - ""My Emil Is Different"": Queer Female Masculinities in the Weimar Media; Chapter 4 - The Trouser Role: Female Masculinity as Performance; Chapter 5 - Beyond Berlin: Female Masculinities in Weimar Fiction; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781782381068

1782381066

9780857451217

0857451219

OCLC:

733040254