Feminizam i pacifizam: delovanje Ksenije Atanasijević
FEMINISM AND PACIFISM: ACTION ACCORDING TO KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ

Author(s): Gordana Daša Duhaček
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: feminism; pacifism; struggle against antisemitism; action
Summary/Abstract: In the history of Yugoslav and Serbian feminism, philosopher Ksenija Atanasijević occupies a significant place, which has, only recently and belatedly, been acknowledged by our contemporaries. She was the first woman to hold a Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade and, subsequently the first woman to hold a teaching position, also at the University of Belgrade. She is the author of many important theoretical texts in the fields of philosophy, literature, feminist research, as well as one of the pioneers of the feminist movement in Yugoslavia. This text is a presentation and an analysis of her political engagement, not only in the feminist movement, but also as a pacifist in the “dark times” of the rising fascism and antisemitism. Her political beliefs were certainly theoretically grounded in her ethical standpoints, while also being related to her ideas of feminism. It may prove to be productive to analyze her texts, journal articles, and her public presentations, as a part of her feminist activism. Can these analyses be contextualized from a contemporary perspective? This text, resulting from a full acknowledgment of her contributions to philosophy and her feminist engagement, will critically approach and asses her theoretical standpoints on women, as well as her point of departure in feminism and political activism.

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