Okupacja i płeć – nowe perspektywy badań okupacji niemieckiej w Polsce
Occupation and Gender: New Research Perspectives on German Occupation in Poland

Summary/Abstract: World War II radically changed Polish society. Brutal occupation politics and farreaching deportations destroyed social structures and relations. This affected society as a whole and individuals in their social roles. Hence, the occupation of Poland in World War II also had an impact on gender roles and relations. The aim of this article is to re-examine the German occupation of Poland with a focus on the experiences of women and men during occupation. Firstly, I will resume the state of research regarding the experiences of female German occupiers, then looking at (sexual) power relations between the occupied and the occupiers, and then ask for the intrusion of German occupation in the established societal order in regard to gender. The paper aims at resuming the state of research and to open up a panorama of still under-researched questions.

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