Troubling catergoriesi can’t think without: reflections on women in the holocaust

Linden, Robin Ruth

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“…In her provocative article "Troubling Categories I Can't Think Without: Reflections on Women in the Holocaust," Ruth Linden (1996) made clear that "victims and survivors of the final solution have, for decades, generally been represented by an ideal-type figure who appears to be genderless, yet, in fact, is 'biologically and culturally male/masculine' " (p. 19). Linden "troubles" her categories of analysis by asking herself, and all authors writing about the Holocaust, to begin by signaling their intellectual and political commitments to such categories as "women," "gender," "Holocaust," "Jews," "power," "agency," "victims," "survivors," and "memories" (p. 18).…”

Section: The Myth Of Gender Neutrality and Other Misnomersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By assuming that the only-or the most important-forms of resistance taken by Jews were those that used guns and weapons excludes and ignores vital roles played by women such as rescuing and saving others as couriers for the underground. Her research explores the resistance activities of women who lived outside of the ghettos on the "Aryan side": women, whom Linden (1996) might describe as portrayed on the margins. Weitzman described women's activities, such as carrying vital information, smuggling food, and transporting individuals to safe places, as critical forms of resistance.…”

Section: Gender: Expanding Our Notions Of Resistance and Survivalmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Persecution of Gypsies in Europe

Brearley

2001

American Behavioral Scientist

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Roma/Gypsies, nomads newly arrived in Europe in the 1400s, endured expulsions, forcible removal of children, servitude in galleys or mines, death sentences for being Gypsy, and absolute slavery in the Balkans from the 16th century onward. Persecution stemmed from highest authorities in State and Church. Following the murder of 200,000 to 500,000 Roma in the Holocaust, persecution persists, especially in Central and Eastern Europe where Roma form up to 10% of population (Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania). Discriminated against under communism, their plight has dramatically worsened since 1989. Endemic problems (low life expectancy, high illiteracy, dire poverty, poor housing) are now heightened by massive, disproportionate unemployment. Unprecedented persecution has been unleashed by new state nationalism and easing of censorship. Roma are the new scapegoat for post-Communist society's ills. The media commonly stigmatize Roma. Few countries have created laws to protect Roma rights. Some activists fear a potential genocide if conditions worsen.

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Section: The Myth Of Gender Neutrality and Other Misnomersmentioning

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Section: Gender: Expanding Our Notions Of Resistance and Survivalmentioning

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The Persecution of Gypsies in Europe

Brearley

2001

American Behavioral Scientist

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“…10 Indeed it is important to recognise the multiplicity of experiences within survivors' stories. 11 In recent years, a number of scholars have considered the benefits and limitations of reusing oral history interviews in research. 12 While a rich resource, the process also brings challenges in terms of ethics, interpretation and understanding.…”

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Belonging and ‘Unbelonging’: Jewish refugee and survivor women in 1950s Britain

Davis¹

2018

Women in Fifties Britain

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or, version of record, if you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the 'permanent WRAP url' above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: wrap@warwick.ac.uk Belonging and 'Unbelonging': Jewish refugee and survivor women in 1950s Britain This article analyses the life stories of female Jewish refugees and survivors in 1950sBritain in order to explore their relationship with the existing Jewish community and wider society. The paper is based on an analysis of twenty-one oral history testimonies from the Jewish survivors of the Holocaust collection held at the British library. Around 50,000 Jewish refugees from Central Europe came to Britain in the 1930s after fleeing from Hitler. In addition, a relatively small number of camp survivors and former hidden children settled in the country after the war; the Board of Deputies of British Jews Demographic Unit estimates the figure at 2000. This article considers how these refugee and survivor women tried to find a place for themselves within 1950s Britain. Looking at their experiences of arrival, work and home, it reflects upon the discrimination and hostility they faced, and they ways they tried to deal with this. Finally it discusses what this meant for their sense of belonging or 'unbelonging'.

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“…With the oral history project I immersed myself in survivors' lives-their memories, voices, and stories. Eventually, I wrote about my encounters with them and their narratives, and the unexpected encounters with myself that our meetings provoked (Linden 1993(Linden , 1996.…”

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Deportations and Discursive Displacements

Linden¹

1999

Sociological Research Online

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This article begins a conversation about the consequences of deploying the Holocaust as a metaphor for specific instances of ethnic cleansing and genocide. It explores the rhetorical linkage between the war in Kosovo and the Holocaust, an analogy that looms large in discourse in the United States. I use the term “discursive displacement” to describe the process of signifying events in Kosovo with the metaphor of the Holocaust. This metaphor can both enlarge and constrain the production of knowledge. The use of metaphors is fundamental to the process of making meanings. Nevertheless, by disrupting the “transfer” of meanings from the Holocaust to Kosovo, my aim is to expand our understanding of the persistence and specificity of ethnic cleansing and genocide in our own time.

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Troubling catergoriesi can’t think without: reflections on women in the holocaust

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The Persecution of Gypsies in Europe

The Persecution of Gypsies in Europe

Belonging and ‘Unbelonging’: Jewish refugee and survivor women in 1950s Britain

Deportations and Discursive Displacements

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