Premodern History and Art through the Prism of Gender in East-Central Europe
Daniela Rywiková editor Michaela Antonín Malaníková editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:15th Dec '21
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Premodern History and Art through the Prism of Gender in East-Central Europe is a representative collection of current Czech research in premodern history and art history, using gender as a tool of analysis. The common denominators of the texts collected in this volume are the art history of the premodern period, gender perspectives, and, to a certain degree, the Czech milieu. The book is divided into four parts, based on area of interest, time frame, and research perspective. The first part sheds light on the state of research in the field of women's history—along with the implementation of the concept of gender—and highlights a certain paradigmatic conservatism of Czech art historiography. The second gathers contributions that analyze visual sources of Czech origin. The third includes texts that analyze gender issues on the level of literary representation. The final part presents two case studies that involve analysis of the premodern West European source base. Rywiková and Malaníková present this volume as an innovative way to introduce this specific segment of Central European art history to a broader audience in global academia.
A fascinating and inspiring collection of contributions by Czech scholarship on gender issues in medieval and early modern history, visual and literary culture. The book will be a model for any future studies in the Central European research environment referring to questions about gendered identities and the relation between women and men in the past. -- Gerhard Jaritz, Central European University
This politically courageous collection of essays showcases the exciting work being conducted on premodern women and gender by young Czech scholars, helpfully opening up this material to an English-speaking audience. The focus is on central Europe and the contributors draw on an interesting range of sources, with particular attention paid to visual culture. -- Cordelia Beattie, University of Edinburgh
The volume presents genuinely innovative applications of gender and is by no means just an accumulation of facts from the field of women’s history. However, the individual studies differ in their analytical depth... Moreover, the book enables scholars worldwide to keep their finger on the pulse of current research in Czech historiography, represented by the work of authors who have recognized the importance of gender in research in premodern history. The book’s key intention—to present a specific segment of central European history and scholarship to global academia— thus seems to have been successfully fulfilled. * Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies *
ISBN: 9781666905236
Dimensions: 227mm x 160mm x 24mm
Weight: 630g
288 pages