Queer Pact with the Devil: Queer Artists Collaborating with Nazism in the 1930s and 1940s, přednáška na Dept. of Visual Studies and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, University at Buffalo, 13. dubna 2018, Buffalo NY

lecture

English

The narrative of the queer history of the 20th century usually puts gay men in the position of victims of political oppression who had to fight back for their civil rights. However, during authoritarian regimes during both WWII and the ensuing Eastern part of the Cold War, there were gay men (and women) who chose to sell out their lives and work to oppressive regimes in order to participate in their political power. Despite the fact that we cannot agree with contemporary leftist opposition—or latter conservative opinions—that there was a causal relation between homosexuality and Nazism, there were artists and designers in Central Europe in the 1930s and 1940s who were involved in homosocial and homosexual practices, and who, at the same time, joined Nazi organizations and parties. Using three examples from former Czechoslovakia, this lecture will examine their motivation and the way their artistic/design work was involved in their collaboration

political studies; queer studies; World War 2; queer artists; Central Europe

ZIKMUND-LENDER, L.

13. 4. 2018

Dept. of Visual Studies and Hallwalls, University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

https://www.hallwalls.org/visual/5978.html