CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Madarova, Zuzana |
|---|---|
| Title | Mechanisms of Invisibilization of Women in the Velvet Revolution |
| Summary | The thesis introduces mechanisms of invisibilization of women in the Velvet Revolution. Based on narrative fields that emerged in the oral history interviews with sixteen women active in the revolution I trace how they understood their own activities and the influence of the revolution on their later lives. At the same time these narrative fields offer a look at those mechanisms that have contributed to invisibility to women in this historical events. These processes operate in two time levels - at the time of the revolution and later when creating history. I focus on the first level and based on the research findings I argue that the main mechanisms of invisibilization of women were: infrapolitics, professional occupation, geographical location, attributing charisma to people and the process of distribution of public offices. In the broader context these findings challenge understanding of private, public and alternative public sphere and contribute to the discussion about a lack of women in the post-state socialist countries. |
| Supervisor | Petö, Andrea |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/madarova_zuzana.pdf |
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