Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2015
Abstract
This article examines attitudes of Czech women writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to racial Others. Focusing on the works of Božena Benešová, Gabriela Preissová and Růžena Svobodová that featured Jewish and Romani characters, it argues that women's views resembled those of their male contemporaries and ranged from interest in marginalized groups to implicit and explicit antisemitism.
The article explores contradictions characteristic of the three writers' works with Jewish and Romani themes and points out commonalities and differences in the treatment of both groups. It is intended as an opening of a discussion on a little studied aspect of Czech nationalism.