Embracing Arms: Cultural Representation of Slavic and Balkan Women in War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9786155225093)

Discursive practices during war polarize and politicize gender: they normally require men to fulfill a single, overriding task--destroy the enemy--but impose a series of often contradictory expectations on women. The essays in the book establish links between political ideology, history, psychology, cultural studies, cinema, literature, and gender studies and addresses questions such as-- what is the role of women in war or military conflicts beyond the well-studied victimization? Can the often contradictory expectations of women and their traditional roles be (re)thought and (re)constructed? How do cultural representations of women during war times reveal conflicting desires and poke holes in the ideological apparatus of the state and society?

Author: Helena Goscilo
ISBN-10: 6155225095
ISBN-13: 9786155225093
Publisher: Central European University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2012
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2013