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Femeia comunistă între realitate, doctrină și propagandă
The Communist woman between reality, doctrine and propaganda
[journal article]
Abstract Unlike in most Western contexts, women’s emancipation in communist Romania was a
top down processes, part of the social change platform imposed by the Communist Party. And
unlike the Romanian political regimes that preceded communism, it was justified by the latter as “natural”, with women present... view more
Unlike in most Western contexts, women’s emancipation in communist Romania was a
top down processes, part of the social change platform imposed by the Communist Party. And
unlike the Romanian political regimes that preceded communism, it was justified by the latter as “natural”, with women presented as integrated in all everyday life activities. Permeating throughout all layers of society, this emancipation was performed through propaganda in the written press and cinematography, as the Party used varied means to promote a positive imaginary
of women in communism. However, the difference between the Party’s propaganda on women and the reality of women during communism was not only striking but had a significant impact on women’s status and role in Romania even after the fall of the communist regime.... view less
Keywords
propaganda; Romania; woman; emancipation; communism; social change; social status
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 75-86
Journal
Annals of the University of Bucharest / Political science series, 14 (2012) 2
ISSN
1582-2486
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works