In this Book
- Embracing Arms: Cultural Representation of Slavic and Balkan Women in War
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Central European University Press
summary
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 the role of women in war or military conflicts beyond the well-studied victimization? Can the often contradictory expectations of women and their traditional roles be (re)thought and (re)constructed? How do cultural representations of women during war times reveal conflicting desires and poke holes in the ideological apparatus of the state and society?
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- p. vii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-26
- I. WORLD WAR II
- p. 25
- Film and Television
- Literature, Graphics, Song
- Chapter 6 Graphic Womanhood under Fire
- pp. 153-178
- II. Recent Wars
- List of Contributors
- pp. 273-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9786155225567
Related ISBN(s)
9786155225093
MARC Record
OCLC
815970239
Pages
364
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No