Sexual Politics and Feminist Science : : Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900–1933 / / Kirsten Leng.
In Sexual Politics and Feminist Science, Kirsten Leng restores the work of female sexologists to the forefront of the history of sexology. While male researchers who led the practice of early-twentieth-century sexology viewed women and their sexuality as objects to be studied, not as collaborators i...
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Leng, Kirsten, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Sexual Politics and Feminist Science : Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900–1933 / Kirsten Leng. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018] ©2017 1 online resource (392 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Emergence of Sexology in Early Twentieth-Century Germany -- 2. As Natural as Eating, Drinking, and Sleeping -- 3. Challenging the Limits of Sex -- 4. Troubling Normal, Taking on Patriarchy -- 5. The Erotics of Racial Regeneration -- 6. “New Social and Moral Values Will Have to Prevail” -- 7. Fluid Gender, Rigid Sexuality -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In Sexual Politics and Feminist Science, Kirsten Leng restores the work of female sexologists to the forefront of the history of sexology. While male researchers who led the practice of early-twentieth-century sexology viewed women and their sexuality as objects to be studied, not as collaborators in scientific investigation, Leng pinpoints nine German and Austrian "women sexologists" and "female sexual theorists" to reveal how sex, gender, and sexuality influenced the field of sexology itself. Leng's book makes it plain that women not only played active roles in the creation of sexual scientific knowledge but also made significant and influential interventions in the field. Sexual Politics and Feminist Science provides readers with an opportunity to rediscover and engage with the work of these pioneers.Leng highlights sexology's empowering potential for women, but also contends that in its intersection with eugenics, the narrative is not wholly celebratory. By detailing gendered efforts to understand and theorize sex through science, she reveals the cognitive biases and sociological prejudices that ultimately circumscribed the transformative potential of their ideas. Ultimately, Sexual Politics and Feminist Science helps readers to understand these women's ideas in all their complexity in order to appreciate their unique place in the history of sexology. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) Electronic books. Feminism and science History 20th century Germany. Feminism and science Germany History 20th century. Feminists History 20th century Germany. Feminists Germany History 20th century. Sex role History 20th century Germany. Sex role Germany History 20th century. Sexology History 20th century Germany. Sexology Germany History 20th century. Women sexologists History 20th century Germany. Women sexologists Germany History 20th century. Women Sexual behavior History 20th century Germany. Women Sexual behavior Germany History 20th century. GERMAN STUDIES. History. Womens Studies. HISTORY / Europe / Germany. bisacsh gender politics, sexology, Mathilde Vaerting, Social Justice, Meisel-Hess, First World War, Sofie Lazarsfeld. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110665871 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English 9783110604252 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 9783110603255 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2018 English 9783110604030 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2018 9783110603149 ZDB-23-DEG https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501713248?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501713248 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501713248/original |
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Leng, Kirsten, Leng, Kirsten, Sexual Politics and Feminist Science : Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900–1933 / Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Emergence of Sexology in Early Twentieth-Century Germany -- 2. As Natural as Eating, Drinking, and Sleeping -- 3. Challenging the Limits of Sex -- 4. Troubling Normal, Taking on Patriarchy -- 5. The Erotics of Racial Regeneration -- 6. “New Social and Moral Values Will Have to Prevail” -- 7. Fluid Gender, Rigid Sexuality -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Emergence of Sexology in Early Twentieth-Century Germany -- 2. As Natural as Eating, Drinking, and Sleeping -- 3. Challenging the Limits of Sex -- 4. Troubling Normal, Taking on Patriarchy -- 5. The Erotics of Racial Regeneration -- 6. “New Social and Moral Values Will Have to Prevail” -- 7. Fluid Gender, Rigid Sexuality -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index |
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