%0 Journal Article %T Masters of Sex? Nazism, Bigamy, and a University Professor's Fight with Society and the State (1930–1970) %+ Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po (Sciences Po) (CHSP) %+ Centre Marc Bloch (CMB) %A Mailänder, Elissa %< sans comité de lecture %Z 2441/42mq7o9cqc9b6rm9k9m96f5v6s %@ 1086-3222 %J Journal of the History of Ideas %V 82 %N 1 %P 109-131 %8 2021-01 %D 2021 %R 10.1353/jhi.2021.0005 %Z Humanities and Social Sciences/HistoryJournal articles %X Scholars of genocide and mass violence passionately debate whether a "Nazi morality" exists or the concept simply conflates moral codes with a self-deceptive ideology. However illogical and delusional Nazism might seem from a humanistic standpoint, as a lived experience and professional practice it was grounded in what we commonly value in our scientific and political practice: seriousness, perseverance, and resourcefulness. This article draws upon the trajectory and career of Kiel-based university professor Otto M, born shortly after the turn of the century and deceased in the mid-1980s, to investigate how Nazism translated into the personal life of an academic. [Project MUSE] %G English %L hal-03431028 %U https://sciencespo.hal.science/hal-03431028 %~ SHS %~ SCIENCESPO %~ CNRS %~ AO-HISTOIRE %~ HISTOIRE %~ CHSP