Preliminary communication

Italian Women’s Press and Political Education in People’s Power Istria (1943-1954)

Francesco Maria Mengo ; Universitat Barcelona Spain

Abstract

During and after the Second World War, the Agitation
and Propaganda branches of the Yugoslav Communist Party and the
related Communist Party of the Julian March started the publication
of periodical news issues in the territories they controlled in Istria, and
some of these issues were aimed at female audiences. These femaleoriented publications encouraged the Italian-speaking Istrian women to mobilize both militarily, in the partisan struggle, and politically, for the construction of the new socialist society through political education and active participation. On the one hand the KPJ made reference to generic Marxist gender egalitarianism; on the other hand, though, it was acting within the context of the preexisting fascist policies of social segregation and belittlement of women.
The primary sources hereby analyzed are the magazine La Donna
Istriana and two different publications both named Donne, as well as the wartime pamphlet 8 marzo.

Keywords

Istria; Agitprop; female partisans; women’s press; political education

Hrčak ID:

196057

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/196057

Publication date:

15.12.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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