Aggression is an essentially contested concept. What is meant by ‘aggression’ has changed dramatically over the past two centuries.
What ideological, political, and economic forces have produced practices that are categorized as ‘aggressive’ at any period of time and for any particular group? This lecture by Joanna Bourke (London) will explore what these systems of classification and regulation can tell historians about gender and power in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century culture.
Seminars are held at 5.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the German Historical Institute.
