This book analyzes the impact of abusive regimes of power on
women's lives and on their self-expression through close readings
of life writing by women in communist Romania. In particular, it
examines the forms of agency and privacy available to women under
totalitarianism and the modes of relationships in which their lives
were embedded. The self-expression and self-reflexive processes
that are to be found in the body of Romanian women's
autobiographical writings this study presents create complex
private narratives that underpin the creative development of
inclusive memories of the past through shared responsibility and
shared agency. At the same time, however, the way these private,
personal narratives intertwined with collective and official
historical narratives exemplifies the multidimensional nature of
privacy as well as the radical redefinition of agency in this
period. This book argues for a broader understanding of the
narratives of the communist past, one that reflects the complexity
of individual and social interactions and allows a deep exploration
of the interconnected relations between memory, trauma, nostalgia,
agency, and privacy.
General
| Imprint: |
De Gruyter
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Media and Cultural Memory / Medien und kulturelle Erinnerung |
| Release date: |
November 2022 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Simona Mitroiu
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-076387-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: texts >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
3-11-076387-7 |
| Barcode: |
9783110763874 |
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