This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of contemporary Ukrainian women's literature during one of the most transformative periods in the nation's history.
Ukrainian Women's Prose: Unveiling Narratives, Imagery, and Societal Roles of Women offers a groundbreaking exploration of contemporary Ukrainian women's literature during one of the most transformative periods in the nation's history. This compelling scholarly work examines 25 pivotal years—from the fall of the Soviet Union through 2014, at the onset of Russia's military aggression in Western Ukraine, to 2016—revealing how women writers have become the chroniclers of Ukraine's complex journey toward independence and identity.
Through the voices of acclaimed authors including Oksana Zabuzhko, Tanja Maljartschuk, and Sofia Andrukhovych, this book unveils the rich tapestry of women's experiences as they navigate the reconstruction of both personal and national identity. Set against the backdrop of historic events—the Orange Revolution, Euromaidan, and Russian military aggression—these literary works illuminate the profound social and political transformations that have shaped modern Ukraine.
Drawing on innovative interdisciplinary approaches combining gender studies, postcolonial theory, and feminist literary criticism, this book presents a fresh "herstory" of Ukraine's first quarter-century of independence. It examines central themes of femininity, motherhood, and feminism while addressing the ongoing process of decolonization and identity formation in post-Soviet Ukraine, providing crucial insights into how women's prose has captured the essence of societal change and national awakening. In light of current geopolitical realities, this examination of Ukrainian women's literary contributions offers an invaluable foundation for understanding the cultural forces that continue to shape Ukraine's evolving identity.
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"This groundbreaking book examines how Ukrainian womens prose (19912016) reshaped ideas of identity, nationhood, and memory. Using feminist and postcolonial perspectives, Radecka highlights the rise of Ukraines powerful female literary voice amid social and political upheaval".
Mateusz wietlicki, Associate Professor at the Department of American Literature and Culture, University of Wrocaw, Poland
"Bold, moving, and timely Aniela Radeckas book reveals the voices of Ukrainian women writers who have changed the face of Ukrainian literature and reshaped understanding of identity. Zabuzhko, Maljartschuk, and Andrukhovych show convincingly how words become powerful tools of freedom. A must-read for researchers of Eastern European culture".
Professor Agnieszka Matusiak-Bakua, Uniwersytet Wrocawski, Poland
Introduction
Chapter 1: The 1990s and Attempts to Establish a New Order.
Women, Society, Identity
Chapter 2: The Woman as a Symbolic Representative of
the Nation's Body and Condition
Chapter 3: Rooting as a Method of
Constructing Identity in Post-1991 Ukraine: Womens Memory Granaries
Chapter
4: Reimagining Galicia? The Topography of Ukrainian Historical Memory in
Contemporary Womens writing Conclusion
Aniela Radecka is a researcher and university teacher at the Department of Polish-Ukrainian Studies, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University. She holds a PhD in literary studies from the University of Wrocaw, Poland (2021). She earned her MA degrees in international relations studies (2014) and in cultural studies (2014), both from Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland). She specialises in Ukrainian contemporary womens prose, women's literary (auto)biography in cultural, social and political contexts, national identity building in post-1991 Ukraine and the role of women in it.
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