CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Kishchuk, Yuliia |
|---|---|
| Title | Beyond The Colonial Eye: Ukrainian Female Photographer Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit In 1954-1991 |
| Summary | This thesis examines personal documents, including memoirs and letters, and a portion of the photographic collection left behind by Ukrainian-Hutsul woman photographer Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit (1927-1998). It places her work in the context of her complex life and the broader political history of her time. I incorporate the analytical framework of gender, as articulated by gender historian Joan Scott while considering its intersections with factors such as ethnicity, class, religion, and rurality. I also apply the lenses of decoloniality and inter-imperiality throughout two main analytical chapters. My primary findings indicate that PPH, who remained single throughout her life, had a loving relationship with her mother and developed numerous close friendships, predominantly with women. Secondly, concerning Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit’s photography, I observed that her pictures depict her intimate connection and immersion within the community and environment of her region, Hutsulshchyna. Together, these findings challenge the dominant heteronormative narrative about or interpretation of her life as a woman who, because she remained single and childless, was therefore unhappy and unfulfilled. Furthermore, these findings provide a new perspective on her photographs. I argue that Plytka-Horytsvit’s photo archive is notable for its unique reflection on the photographer's close relationships and connections with the community and the land. |
| Supervisor | de Haan, Francisca |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/kishchuk_yuliia.pdf |
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