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Scientific article

Published:

Female heroes in a man's world: The construction of female heroes in Kyrgyzstan's symbolic nation-building

Written by

Helge Blakkisrud
Senior Research Fellow (part time)
Nuraida Abdykapar kyzy

Ed.

Summary:

This article explores how Kurmanzhan Datka and other female heroes fit into the heavily male-dominated narrative traditionally promoted by Kyrgyz nation-builders. From a reading of state-approved secondary school history textbooks, the article traces the construction of female heroes and discusses how this construction contributes to the gender dimension of Kyrgyz nation-building: What values do these female symbols appear to represent? Which roles have they been assigned in the process of Kyrgyz nation-building? And what consequences may this have for the reproduction of hegemonic gender conceptions?
  • Published year: 2017
  • Language: Engelsk
  • Pages: 113 - 135
  • Volume: 25
  • Booklet: 2
  • Journal: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization

Themes

  • Russia and Eurasia