Realities and fantasies of German female leadership : from Maria Antonia of Saxony to Angela Merkel

Zusammenfassung: "The Western tradition of excluding women from leadership and disparaging their ability to lead has persisted for centuries, not least in Germany. Even today, resistance to women holding power is embedded in literary, cultural, and historical values that presume a fundamental opposition between the adjective "female" and the substantive "leader." Women who do achieve positions of leadership are faced with a panoply of prejudicial misconceptions: either considered incapable of leadership (conceived of as alpha-male behavior), or pigeonholed as suited only to particular forms of leadership (nurturing, cooperative, egalitarian, communicative, etc.). Focusing on the German-speaking countries, this volume works to dismantle the prevailing disassociation of women and leadership across a range of disciplines. Contributions discuss literary works involving women's political authority and cultivation of community from Maria Antonia of Saxony to Elfriede Jelinek; women's social activism, as embodied by figures from Hedwig Dohm to Rosa Luxemburg; women in political film, environmentalism, neoliberalism, and the media from Leni Riefenstahl to Petra Kelly to Maren Ade; and political leaders Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel. The essays achieve a deeper understanding of the historical roots and theoretical assumptions that inform ideas and realities of German female leadership"--(Provided by publisher.)

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9781640140653 ; 1640140654
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: vi, 392 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Geschichte ; Geschichte ; Frau ; Macht ; Geschlechterverhältnis ; Frau ; Aktivismus ; Politikerin ; Politische Führung ; Deutschland ; Deutschland ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Rochester, New York
• (who): Camden House
• (when): 2019
• Contributor: Krimmer, Elisabeth ; Simpson, Patricia A.

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• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1199619671/04
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