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Ulrike Brunotte
is a member of the cultural studies faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin. She is author of Zwischen Eros und Krieg. Männerbund und Ritual in der Moderne [Between Eros and war. Male bonding and rituals in modernity], Berlin: Wagenbach 2004.
Eurozine Articles
Martyrdom, patria, and the cult of dead warriors
Maleness and soteriology in war
The battle of Langemarck in 1914, in the course of which up to 20 000 German soldiers died, became a powerful myth of youth, honour, maleness, and martyrdom for National Socialism. The fascist slogan "Death lives!" expressed the transformation of biopower into "death power" in the racist model of the nation. [more]
21.08.2007