Introduction

Agnieszka Kościańska; Anita Kurimay; Kateřina Lišková; Hadley Z. Renkin

doi:10.4324/9781003204763-1

Introduction

Agnieszka Kościańska, Anita Kurimay, Kateřina Lišková, Hadley Z. Renkin

Department of Gender Studies

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Sexuality is a particularly potent site for understanding how societies are structured and how they change. Analysing the “intimate” reveals much about the “public”. Moreover, comparing the ways in which sexuality is organized across time and space allows us to see anew similarities and differences between societies usually viewed primarily as state and political entities. Through the lens of sexuality unexpected continuities and ruptures emerge and surprising moments of liberalization and retraditionalization come to light, shifting our perceptions and understandings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Sexuality in East Central Europe
Editors	Agnieszka Kościańska, Anita Kurimay, Kateřina Lišková, Hadley Z. Renkin
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040341261
ISBN (Print)	9781032069647
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003204763-1
State	Published - 2025

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