Writing Identity: Sexologists, Authors and Lesbians in Britain and Germany in the Early 20th Century

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dc.contributor.authorHofstede, Julianne
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-08T13:31:26Z
dc.date.available2025-05-08T13:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis research explores the extent to which early twentieth century sexology and popular literature informed lesbian identity in Germany and Britain. It also explores the ways in which these ideas and books functioned transnationally: how they extended beyond borders to create a shared conception of lesbian identity. Lesbian authors engaged with sexology and represented it in their work, which allowed non-elite women to access those concepts. By examining works of sexology, two novels, and the popular reception of those novels through magazines and letters, this research has revealed the way women in Britain and Germany connected to categories of sexuality and to each other, forming an identity that continues to resonate today.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.description.sponsorshipJamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22180
dc.publisherUniversity Of Victoria
dc.subjectlesbian history
dc.subjectearly twentieth century
dc.subjectsexology
dc.subjectpopular literature
dc.subjectwell of loneliness
dc.titleWriting Identity: Sexologists, Authors and Lesbians in Britain and Germany in the Early 20th Century
dc.typePoster

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