Ninja Bumann (Univ. of Vienna) and Rachel Trode (European Univ. Institute)

Venue: Institute for East European History, University of Vienna
Time: 25.-26.06.2020
Proposals by: 31.01.2020

The Habsburg administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lasting nearly four decades (1878-1918), is arguably one of the most studied periods in the history of this region. Much of the work produced by historians on this topic has focused on institution and infrastructure building, as well as on the politicisation and/or nationalisation of Bosnia’s local confessional communities. More recently, scholars have also considered the ways in which relations of power in Bosnia were constituted through cultural products and representations.

Historians have, in particular, analysed the relationships between Bosnians and their rulers (and to some extent within national/confessional groups) by focusing on the use of language, literature and writing practices as well as education. While issues related to gender have been addressed in part by cultural historians, a systematic approach to gender relations in Habsburg Bosnia as a subject of inquiry in its own right remains to be seen.

This workshop seeks to explore the role of gender in state–society relations in Habsburg Bosnia. The workshop takes as its starting point the idea that gender relations can be understood both discursively and as socially constructed relationships between men and women. Gender relations, however, can also … read more and source (Web).