CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Simic, Sara |
|---|---|
| Title | (Un)Boxing the Gendered Silenced Past: Three Generation's Self-Identification Process with Jewish Identity in (Post)Yugoslav Space |
| Summary | The main research question of this thesis is how is self-identification process with their Jewish heritage negotiated by second and third generation Jewish women in (post)Yugoslav context through three means: marriage, identity doubling and community belonging. My research has three main objectives. Firstly, I aim to uncover how certain identities and subjectivities are either silenced or expressed within family structures, and their impact on daughters and granddaughters. Secondly, I delve into the phenomenon of shifting and blending identities, focusing on the agency individuals have in choosing narrative strategies to shape their sense of self. This examination spans marriage dynamics and extends to broader social contexts. Lastly, I investigate the influence of participation in Jewish communities on women's identity and subjectivity. To achieve these goals, I employ three methodological approaches: oral history, (auto)biography, and archival visual research utilizing my grandmother's archive as a metaphorical 'box'symbolizing the silenced narratives of the gendered past across generations. |
| Supervisor | Pető, Andrea ; Sarkisova Oksana |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/simic_sara.pdf |
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