The establishing of women's studies in Bulgaria
Or How Far Can You Go
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irena Vitanova (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 143-148 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612029300200019 |
| OpenAlex | W2076351575 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article examines the problem of establishing women's studies as a legitimate area of study in Bulgarian universities. With the change from a communist to a post-communist society, Bulgaria is finding itself open to outside cultural influences. However, reactions to feminism and to women's studies are largely hostile. This is partly a legacy of the now discredited communist times when words like ‘emancipation’ and ‘equality for women’ were common, words that now have negative connotations in a society where it is assumed that men and women are equal. In addition, the specific social difficulties that Bulgaria is now facing make any new divisions between men and women, which women's studies can imply, yet another dividing line. Various strategies that have been adopted for introducing women's studies into Bulgarian universities are described
Bulgarian · Communism · Emancipation · Feminism · Political science · Politics · Social change · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |