1st Edition
Embracing Arms Cultural Representation of Slavic and Balkan Women in War
362 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Discursive practices during war polarize and politicize gender: they normally require men to fulfill a single, overriding task—destroy the enemy—but impose a series of often contradictory expectations on women. The essays in the book establish links between political ideology, history, psychology, cultural studies, cinema, literature, and gender studies and addresses questions such as— what is... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments, Introduction, I. WORLD WAR II, II. RECENT WARS, List of Contributors, Index
Biography
Helena Goscilo is Professor of Slavic and Chair of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at the Ohio State University, Columbus.
Yana Hashamova is Professor of Slavic and Chair of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University.
