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The Eintänzer: a Social Type of the Weimar Republic

gigoloThe ‘New Woman’ is well known as a female (role) model and character in Weimar culture. But what about embodiments of Weimar masculinity? The traditional German image of manliness had taken a serious hit by the nation’s defeat in the war, so it is obvious that masculinity was as contentious a field as womanhood. However, there is not much research out there yet about this issue. Continue reading “The Eintänzer: a Social Type of the Weimar Republic”