Introduction
Abstract
An introduction to the book includes an overview of the book's content, a rationale for selecting the 1991–2016 timeframe, and an explanation for narrowing the analysis to specific authors and representative works. Key themes explored in the book include the intersection of womanhood with obligations to the nation, state and family; strategies for (de)constructing both individual and national identity; the topography of Ukrainian historical memory in women's prose; breaking taboos surrounding female corporeality; and the portrayal of women as the “other”.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies
Memory
History
Trauma
Identity
Central European Literary Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 1–12
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter