Communist Women and the Spirit of Transgression: The Case of Wanda Wasilewska
Communist Women and the Spirit of Transgression: The Case of Wanda Wasilewska
Author(s): Agnieszka MrozikSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Nationalism Studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt at sketching ‘a personal genealogy’ of Wanda Wasilewska. Referring to Michel Foucault’s lectures on ‘revolution which becomes an existential project,’ the author frames Wasilewska neither as an icon, a monument of the Communist coup nor as a symbol of national betrayal, but instead as ‘a living human being,’ an actress of social life, located in and determined by historical and cultural contexts. The author reconstructs the process of shaping the Communist identity, pointing to the moments of transgressing subsequent boundaries: gender, national and social.
Journal: Teksty Drugie
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 116-143
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English
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