Vrouwelijke Amerikaanse soldaten in de Tweede Wereldoorlog mochten beslist niet 'mannelijk' (lesbisch) overkomen, maar moesten een bepaald soort vrouwelijkheid behouden.

Abstract: This article looks at the experiences and perspectives of homosexual men in Nazi Germany - in particular, at homosexual veterans of World War I. How did homosexual men perceive "hegemonic masculinity" and ideals of comradeship during the Third Reich? The central argument is that the Nazi regime's emphasis on heterosexuality as an essential masculine trait was contested by homosexual veterans, ...

A closer look into some of the poster collection that is exhibited in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library's special exhibition "The Art of War: American Poster Art 1941-1945." The exhibition featured 150 selections from the FDR Library's collection of over 3000 posters and murals depicting a multitude of public information campaigns, or propaganda, that helped the U.S. government rally its ...

This paper investigates the ways in which notions of femininity and masculinity informed the interpretation of sex as sexual transgressions in the perception of professional agents involved in the prosecutions of sex crimes. The analysis is based on a collection of data on sex crimes retrieved from the district court of The Hague in the Netherlands between 1911 and 1957. Before turning to the practice ...