1st Edition
Women’s Roles in Times of War and Political Violence Reclaiming Herstory
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the socio-political practice of collective memory in the context of prejudices and stereotypes that circulate in the public sphere with regard to the role of women experiencing wartime and political violence.
With a focus on Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, it draws on memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, testimonies by women authors, ideological proclamations and... Read more
Introduction Chapter 1. Gendering of Memory from the Perspective of Political Anthropology Chapter 2 Herstory and Autobiography Chapter 3. Women, War and Feminicide Chapter 4. Conflicts of memory and experience: Gender and intersectionality in the Polish politics of memory. Conclusion
Biography
Inga B. Kuźma is Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at the University of Lodz, Poland.
Edyta B. Pietrzak is Professor of Social Sciences at Lodz University of Technology, Poland.
