Explore Rühle-Gerstel’s resumé of the past, present, and future of the feminist movement during the Weimar Republic.
Category: Lesson Plan
Queer Print Culture Module
This activity is designed to start a discussion about queer print culture, particularly cultural journals, illustrated magazines, and lifestyle magazines from the first decades of the 20th century.
Mammen, Neue Sachlichkeit and the New Woman, 1920s
Mammet’s paintings embrace Berlin nightlife and expressions of non-normative sexuality and gender roles, typically through representations of young women.
Breslauer, Visuality and the ‘Female Gaze’, 1930s
A discussion on female self-presentation, female identity and visuality, and the position of women in Weimar culture.
Music & Queer Identity
Analyze three songs challenging traditional gender roles and societal perceptions and celebrate lesbian and gay love and lifestyles.
Otoo, “Die Geschichte von Kreis und Viereck,” 2018
Following Otoo’s short story, this lesson explores themes of difference, inclusion, and community through an allegory of geometric shapes
Fleißer, “Jahrhundert – gedrittelt,” 1933
A discussion on the first third of the 20th century from the perspective of women’s rights and the feminist movement in Germany.
Fleißer, “Das dramatische Empfinden bei den Frauen,” 1930
Following figures of German theater, this discussion examines ideas and critiques of cultural expression through ideas of ‘gendered’ writing.
Daniel, “Die bevorstehende Männer-Emanzipation,” 1928
This lesson discusses the feminist movement of the 1920s and conceptions of emancipation, calling women and men alike into the conversation.
Andreas-Salomé, Die Erotik, 1910
This lesson looks at a collectio nof essays presenting theories of femininity and masculinity, and asking what is the nature of these phenomena, their histories and roles in society.