Ksenija Atanasijević i uloga feminizma u preporodu društva
KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIC AND THE ROLE OF FEMINISM IN REGENERATION OF SOCIETY

Author(s): Mirjana Dokmanović
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Gender history
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: feminism; ecofeminism; feminist economy; feminist movement; ethics; regeneration of society; women’s human rights
Summary/Abstract: The topic of the paper is the concept of feminism developed by Ksenija Atanasijevic, the first recognized major female Serbian philosopher. She considered feminism as a corrective ideology that could contribute to progress in all areas of human relations, as well as to regeneration of a society. In other words, feminism is the thought and practice of human emancipation in general. The paper presents the arguments which served as the foundation of this philosopher’s understanding of feminism. Through the prism of perceiving feminism as a corrective ideology, the author provides an overview of contemporary feminist movements. Atanasijevic also believed that progress of a society should be measured by the position of women and the author implements this assertion in critically considering the level of progress in societies at the global and European level, as well as in the Republic of Serbia. It is shown that the position of woman in a society is a much better indicator of the societal progress than classical economic indicators, as it reveals the level of freedom and equality of all human beings within the community. The author is arguing that ethics, social engagement, courage and concern for the others, which were the fundamentals of the philosophical thought and extra-academic engagement by Ksenija Atanasijević, are also crucial for the regeneration of human and social relations. The aim of the paper is to reassess the actuality of the ideas of this Serbian philosopher, and their possible contribution to contemporary feminism and regeneration of the society.

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