Abstract (may include machine translation)
Pető discusses the difficulties of writing the life story of Júlia Rajk, the wife of László Rajk (1909-1949), a leading Hungarian communist. She argues that while the digital turn makes new sources such as newspaper articles and photos visible and accessible, the illiberal state’s politics of commemoration uses herstory as a tool of “mnemonic security” and places Júlia Rajk’s life outside the canon.
| Translated title of the contribution | Revisiting the Life Story of Julia Rajk |
|---|---|
| Original language | Polish |
| Pages (from-to) | 257-269 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Teksty Drugie |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Hungary
- Digital turn
- Gender history
- Herstory turn
- Life story
- Women in politics
- Women's history