Claudia Schoppmann
Encyclopedia
Claudia Schoppmann is a German
historian
and author
.
Schoppmann studied history
, communication studies
and the German language
, first at University of Münster
and later at university in West Berlin
. In 1990, Schoppmann finished her university studies with work on Nationalsozialistische Sexualpolitik und weibliche Homosexualität ("The position of lesbian women in the nazi period"). She lives today in Berlin.
Schoppmann, a lesbian
, wrote several books on LGBT
topics.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
.
Schoppmann studied history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
and the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, first at University of Münster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
and later at university in West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
. In 1990, Schoppmann finished her university studies with work on Nationalsozialistische Sexualpolitik und weibliche Homosexualität ("The position of lesbian women in the nazi period"). She lives today in Berlin.
Schoppmann, a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, wrote several books on LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
topics.
Works (in German)
- Nationalsozialistische Sexualpolitik und weibliche Homosexualität. (1991/1997) ISBN 3890855385
- Im Fluchtgepäck die Sprache - Deutschsprachige Schriftstellerinnen im Exil. (1991/1995) ISBN 3596123186
- Zeit der Maskierung - Lebensgeschichten lesbischer Frauen im "Dritten Reich". (1993/1998) ISBN 3596135737
- Nach der Shoa geboren. Jüdische Frauen in Deutschland. (2001) ISBN 3885205297
- Verbotene Verhältnisse. (1999) ISBN 3896560387
- Der Skorpion. Frauenliebe in der Weimarer Republik. ISBN 3896560387
- Der homosexuellen NS-Opfer gedenken. (1999) ISBN 3927760366
- Ich fürchte die Menschen mehr als die Bomben. Aus den Tagebüchern von drei Berliner Frauen 1938-1946. (1996) ISBN 3926893303
- 1930-1950 Zeitzeugen aus Demokratie und Diktatur. Leben zwischen Anpassung und Widerstand. (2002) ISBN 3930998254
External links
- Claudia Schoppmann in the German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Lespres: article over Schoppmann
- Querverlag:Schopmann