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Dyskurs feministyczny w kobiecej prasie jidysz w Polsce
Feminist Discourse in Women Yiddish Press

Author(s): Joanna Lisek
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Feminist Discourse in Women Yiddish Pres; "Di Yidishe Froyen-Velt”; “Froyen Shtim”; “Di Froy”

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to answer the question concerning the way co-called froyen frage (the matter of women) was presented in the Yiddish press at the beginning of 20th century and how it was transformed in the twenties last century. A comparative analysis of three partially survived papers (“Di Yidishe Froyen-Velt,” “Froyen Shtim,” and “Di Froy”) focuses on the following issues: – who are its editors and co-workers, and to whom it is addressed; – its aims and the ways they are achieved; – the model of a women and her place in the society as created by the press; – whether the discourse of war of sexes is present in the press, and if it does, which arguments and strategies are used; – whether the discourse is politically engaged; – the extent to which the Jewish nationality or religion determines the cultural sex identity.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 61-77
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish