IN SEARCH OF FEMALE AGENCY: LATEST TRENDS IN POLISH RESEARCH INTO WOMEN’S HISTORY IN POLISH LANDS IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
IN SEARCH OF FEMALE AGENCY: LATEST TRENDS IN POLISH RESEARCH INTO WOMEN’S HISTORY IN POLISH LANDS IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
Author(s): Katarzyna SierakowskaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Review, Oral history, Gender history, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: History of women; oral history; biographies in the late nineteenth century and twentieth century; memoirs in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the latest trends in research on women’s history in Poland. Attention is drawn to the increasing number of biographies, and an attempt is made to answer the question of whether and in what direction this type of writing is changing our perception of women’s roles in Polish history. The article discusses the autobiographical literature written by women, whose publications reflect a growing interest in individual history and are a response to the demand to give a voice to previously unheard groups. It raises questions about the role of memoirs in describing past societies and gender order. The role of oral history methods in gaining insight into the past of women and society is also discussed.
Journal: Acta Poloniae Historica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 128
- Page Range: 277-292
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
