Berlin is called the most sexually open capital of Europe today. Berlin is open to develop a personal sexual orientation and identity. In clubs, bars, workshops and festivals a broad range and mix of sexual orientations are created in different and also crossing scenes and sex-positive spaces. Homosexual, transgender, tantric, polyamore, sex-positive and BDSM-oriented persons meet and celebrate and create new sexual technics and lifestyles in so-called sex-positive spaces. The government of Berlin has already recognized the economic dimension of the liberal sexual culture.
What does liberal sexual culture exactly mean? What kind of historical roots are important to analyse, e.g. the anonymity of the big city, the homosexual movement and the golden twenties? What was and is avant-garde and when does it turn into commerce? There will be field trips, guest talks and interviews with experts. We will also integrate texts and films.
In this course, students develop their own research project. The final presentation will be a research portfolio based on the interview and the presentation in the seminar. The students’ motivation and active participation are very important to this class.
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Dr. Stefanie Rinke