Ponowne spojrzenie na biografię Júlii Rajk
Revisiting the Life Story of Julia Rajk
Author(s): Andrea PetőSubject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: life story; digital turn; women’s history; herstory turn; Hungary; gender history; women in politics
Summary/Abstract: Pető discusses the difficulties of writing the life story of Júlia Rajk, the wife of László Rajk (1909-1949), a leading Hungarian communist. She argues that while the digital turn makes new sources such as newspaper articles and photos visible and accessible, the illiberal state’s politics of commemoration uses herstory as a tool of “mnemonic security” and places Júlia Rajk’s life outside the canon.
Journal: Teksty Drugie
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 257-269
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish
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