The Disruptive Comforts of Drag: (Trans)Gender Performances among Prisoners of War in Russia, 1914–1920

The theatrical activities of German-speaking POWs in Russia during World War I reflected the acute sense of masculine disempowerment experienced by the prisoners. At the center of this theatrical sociability were the female impersonators, usually young officers, who performed women's roles on t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American historical review 2006-04, Vol.111 (2), p.362-382
1. Verfasser:	Rachamimov, Alon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Area studies Gender Gender identity Gender studies History Impersonators Masculinity Men Prisoner of war camps Prisoners Prisoners of war Prisoners of war & missing in action Russia Sex roles Soldiers Theater Transgender persons War World War I World War One World wars
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Zusammenfassung:	The theatrical activities of German-speaking POWs in Russia during World War I reflected the acute sense of masculine disempowerment experienced by the prisoners. At the center of this theatrical sociability were the female impersonators, usually young officers, who performed women's roles on the stage and often in everyday life in the camps.
ISSN:	0002-8762 1937-5239
DOI:	10.1086/ahr.111.2.362