Desire, sex and surveillance: queer methods and the Stasi's files on the East German military

Tom Smith

Desire, sex and surveillance: queer methods and the Stasi's files on the East German military

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Socialist subjectivities
Subtitle of host publication	queering East Germany under Honecker
Editors	Katharine White, Scott Harrison, Jeff Hayton
Place of Publication	Ann Arbor
Publisher	University of Michigan Press
Chapter	4
Pages	86-105
ISBN (Electronic)	9780472904969
ISBN (Print)	9780472077366, 9780472057368
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2025

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Name	Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Queer history
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Gender studies
Military history
Archives

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Desire, sex and surveillance: queer methods and the Stasi's files on the East German military . / Smith, Tom.
Socialist subjectivities: queering East Germany under Honecker. ed. / Katharine White; Scott Harrison; Jeff Hayton. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2025. p. 86-105 (Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany).

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Desire, sex and surveillance: queer methods and the Stasi's files on the East German military

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