Martin Dannecker
Encyclopedia
Martin Dannecker is a German
sexologist and author.
Dannecker was born in Oberndorf am Neckar. After his school, he studied Industriekaufmann, and later, he studied as an actor at a theatre school in Stuttgart
. During this time, Dannecker came out
and started to read literature on homosexuality
. In 1966, Dannecker went to Frankfurt am Main, where he lived during the next years. In Frankfurt he began to study philosophy, sociology, and psychology. In 1974, he and the psychoanalytican Reimut Reiche
wrote Der gewöhnliche Homosexuelle. From 1977 to 2005 Dannecker worked at the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft
at the clinic of the university. He wrote articles and books on homosexuality, HIV/AIDS and sexual orientation. He also started workshops and meetings on film and LGBT
topics. In 2005, Dannecker left Frankfurt and now lives in Berlin
. He is a member of the board of directors at the organisation Queer Nations e.V.. Along with Gunter Schmidt
and Volkmar Sigusch
, he is editor of Beiträge zur Sexualforschung, which is published in Psychosozial-Verlag.
Dannecker helped Rosa von Praunheim
on the film Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
. This film was shown on WDR in 1972.
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...
sexologist and author.
Dannecker was born in Oberndorf am Neckar. After his school, he studied Industriekaufmann, and later, he studied as an actor at a theatre school in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. During this time, Dannecker came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
and started to read literature on homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
. In 1966, Dannecker went to Frankfurt am Main, where he lived during the next years. In Frankfurt he began to study philosophy, sociology, and psychology. In 1974, he and the psychoanalytican Reimut Reiche
Reimut Reiche
Reimut Reiche is a German sociologist, sexologist, author and psychoanalyst.In his early years Reiche was an activist in Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund and he became president of the SDS in 1966. He was also a member of the group Revolutionärer Kampf in Frankfurt.Reiche studied...
wrote Der gewöhnliche Homosexuelle. From 1977 to 2005 Dannecker worked at the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft
Institut für Sexualwissenschaft
The Institut für Sexualwissenschaft was an early private sexology research institute in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The name is variously translated as Institute of Sex Research, Institute for Sexology or Institute for the Science of Sexuality...
at the clinic of the university. He wrote articles and books on homosexuality, HIV/AIDS and sexual orientation. He also started workshops and meetings on film and 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. In 2005, Dannecker left Frankfurt and now lives in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He is a member of the board of directors at the organisation Queer Nations e.V.. Along with Gunter Schmidt
Gunter Schmidt
Gunter Schmidt is a German sexologist, psychotherapist and social psychologist.Schmidt was director of the section for sexual research in the clinic of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf...
and Volkmar Sigusch
Volkmar Sigusch
Volkmar Sigusch is a German sexologist, physician and sociologist. He was from 1973 to 2006 director of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft [Institute for Sexual Science] at the clinic of the Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main....
, he is editor of Beiträge zur Sexualforschung, which is published in Psychosozial-Verlag.
Dannecker helped Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim , in Riga, Latvia. His given name is Holger Mischwitzky. He is a German film director, author, painter and gay rights activist. Openly gay, he is one of the initiators of the gay rights movement in Germany....
on the film Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives is a 1971 German camp film directed by Rosa von Praunheim...
. This film was shown on WDR in 1972.
Works
- 100 Jahre FreudSigmund FreudSigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
s "Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie", Gießen : Psychosozial-Verl., 2005. - Sexualität und Gesellschaft, Frankfurt/Main : Campus-Verl., 2000.
- Vorwiegend homosexuell, Hamburg : MännerschwarmSkript-Verl., 1997.
- Das Drama der Sexualität, Hamburg : Europ. Verl.-Anst., 1992.
- Der homosexuelle Mann im Zeichen von Aids, Hamburg : Klein, 1991.
- Homosexuelle Männer und AIDS, - Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 1990.
- Der Körper und seine Sprachen, Frankfurt am Main : Athenäum, 1989.
- Das Drama der Sexualität, Frankfurt am Main : Athenäum, 1987.
- Der Homosexuelle und die Homosexualität, Frankfurt am Main : Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1986.
- Schwule Regungen — schwule Bewegungen, Berlin : Verlag Rosa Winkel, c 1985.
External links
- Works by Martin Dannecker in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Institut für Sexualwissenschaft Frankfurt