1st Edition
Being a Woman and Being Tatar Intersectional Perspectives on Identity and Tradition
By Alena Lange
Copyright 2025
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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Being a Woman and Being Tatar uses ethnographic research to explore the multifaceted and complex identities – such as gender, ethnicity, religion – of Tatar women in Siberia and Estonia.
Focusing on the intersections and interactions of multiple identities and exploring that focus through Tatar women’s own voices, narratives, and subjectivity, this book unfolds women’s stories about what it... Read more
Introduction 1. Establishing the Scene 2. Representation of Women in Vernacular Newspapers 3. Women's Narratives about Tradition 4. Gender Stories in the Family Setting 5. State and Gender Identity 6. State and the Politics of Tatar Heritage 7. Conclusion
Biography
Alena Lange (née Shisheliakina) teaches at Champlain College, Vermont, US. She holds a Ph.D. in Ethnology from the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her articles include: “Muslim Women’s Narratives of Veiling and Negotiating Identity in the Post-Soviet Context” and “Nationalism in a Russian Multicultural Region”.
