MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM – GENDER, POWER AND SEXUALITY IN TIMES OF MILITARISATION

dc.creator	Gerda-Elisabeth Wittmann
dc.date	2013-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:39Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:39Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/41-1-1056
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a5e478655d514432bad61c4314c9b0fe
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8379
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/a5e478655d514432bad61c4314c9b0fe
dc.description	<p>The film <em>Mädchen in Uniform</em> (1931), a love story between a teacher and student in Germany, is widely recognised as the first pro-lesbian film. Banned by the National Socialists, it opened the way for pro-lesbian film production and was followed by films such as <em>Acht Mädels im Boot</em> (1932), <em>Anna and Elisabeth</em> (1933) and <em>Ich für dich, du für mich</em> (<em>Me for You, You for Me</em>, 1934). These films strongly contrasted with documentaries and popular films of the Third Reich that portrayed a new and heroic German nation growing from the ashes of defeat following the uneasy Peace of Versailles. The film <em>Aimée & Jaguar</em> (1999) revisited the theme of lesbian love during the National Socialist regime. Based on a true story, the film is a narrative of the love between a German and a Jewish woman. Despite controversy, the film won numerous prizes in Germany. This article investigates the portrayal of gender and power in <em>Mädchen in Uniform </em>and <em>Aimée & Jaguar.</em> It seeks to explain how lesbian women and the love between them were portrayed in a time of male domination, militarism and what was seen as hetero-normality. This contribution examines gender-related power struggles and the political climate in Germany at the time of the Weimar Republic and the build-up to National-Socialist militarism.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1056
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 41, Iss 1 (2013)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM – GENDER, POWER AND SEXUALITY IN TIMES OF MILITARISATION
dc.type	Article