The Emergence of Sexology in the German-Speaking World

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Explores expressions of gender identities and changing notions of sexual health from the time of German unification in 1871 through the Nazi years. Engages in intersectional discussions of LGBTQ+ narratives and medical studies through the analysis of the work of German-speaking sexologists and examination of how their theories were taken up in the popular culture of the time.