Sexuality and German Fascism

The interrelationship of fascism and sexuality has attracted a great deal of interest for some time now. This collection offers fresh perspectives by leading scholars on the history of sexuality under national socialism on such topics as the persecution of Jewish-gentile sex in the "race defilement" trials, homophobic propaganda and the prosecution of same-sex activity within the Wehrmacht and SS, representations of female sexuality in film, prostitution on home and battle fronts, sexual relations between Germans and foreign forced laborers, and reproductive practices among Jewish survivors. Moreover, the authors provide new insights into the relationships between Nazi sexual politics and antisemitism and challenge assumptions of Nazism as sexually repressive; instead they emphasize the interrelationships between incitement to sexual activity and persecution and mass murder.

The eleven contributions include:

• Dagmar Herzog: "Hubris and Hypocrisy, Incitement and Disavowal: Sexuality and German Fascism," pp. 3-21.
• Elizabeth D. Heineman: "Sexuality and Nazism: The Doubly Unspeakable?," pp. 22-66
• Julia Roos: "Backlash Against Prostitutes' Rights: Origins and Dynamics of Nazi Prostitution Policies," pp. 67-94.
• Stefan Micheler and Patricia Szobar: "Homophobic Propaganda and the Denunciation of Same-Sex-Desiring Men Under National Socialism," pp. 95-130.
• Patricia Szobar: "Telling Sexual Stories in the Nazi Courts of Law: Race Defilement in Germany, 1933 to 1945," pp. 131-163.
• Terri J. Gordon: "Fascism and the Female Form: Performance Art in the Third Reich," pp. 164-200
• Birthe Kundrus and Patricia Szobar: "Forbidden Company: Romantic Relationships Between Germans and Foreigners, 1939 to 1945," pp. 201-222
• Annette F. Timm: "Sex with a Purpose: Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and Militarized Masculinity in the Third Reich," pp. 223-255
• Geoffrey J. Giles: "The Denial of Homosexuality: Same-Sex Incidents in Himmler's SS and Police," pp. 256-290.
• Atina Grossmann: "Victims, Villains, and Survivors: Gendered Perceptions and Self-Perceptions of Jewish Displaced Persons in Occupied Postwar Germany," pp. 291-318.
• Erik N. Jensen: "The Pink Triangle and Political Consciousness: Gays, Lesbians, and the Memory of Nazi Persecution," pp. 319-349.