2003 calendar: "Women of Belarus"

[curt fredric woolhiser]

I'm glad to hear that this series is continuing. It should be
mentioned that for 2001 the Center for Gender Studies at EHU
published (with support from Rutgers University) a beautiful calendar
in Belarusian, "Shliakhi da svabody: Zhanchyny Belarusi" (Paths to
Liberation: Women of Belarus), with biographical sketches on such
important figures in the cultural and political history of Belarus as
Maryja Bahushevich, Alaiza Pashkevich (Tsiotka), Maryja Mahdalena
Radzivil, Kanstancyja Bujlo, Zos'ka Veras, Esfir Frumkina, Khasia
Pruslina, Larysa Henijush and Natallia Arsenneva, among others.
        I understand that the switch from Belarusian to Russian and
English in the last two calendars was dictated both by content and
market considerations -- their potential audience is clearly not
limited to Belarus and the Belarusian diaspora. Still, it would have
been a nice gesture to Belarusian speakers (including doubly
marginalized Belarusian-speaking women!) to include captions in
Belarusian as well as Russian and English.

Curt Woolhiser

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Curt F. Woolhiser
Dept. of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Calhoun 415
University of Texas
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>For anyone who loved the 2002 calendar (with art work by Belarusian
>women) edited by Elena Gapova -- or for anyone who missed that
>calendar -- here's the announcement of a new one.  (Please consult
>the site at the bottom of the message for more information. -- SF)
>
>CALENDAR-2003: WOMEN OF BELARUS: AT THE PERSONAL FRONT
>Zhenshchiny Belarusi: na lichnom fronte.
>Ed. by Elena Gapova. Minsk: EHU, 2002.
>Languages: Russian/English
>
>What should a komsomol member wear, and is it possible to tell a
>class enemy by her clothes?
>How do you learn communism at sewing classes, and what is the best
>way to fight for "novyi byt?"
>
>Calendar-2003  "Women of Belarus: at the Personal Front" comprises
>unique Soviet posters and journal publications of the 1920's that
>bring back images of women of the early communist era and revive the
>discourse on gender equality that has become a part of history.
>Excellently designed, this publication is both a visual treat and a
>resource for scholars of women's and Soviet history.
>
>Contact East View Publications at www.eastview.com
>
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