Alžbeta Gwerková-Göllnerová (1905 – 1944): state of art, discussion, perspectives

Abstract

Research activities and civil actions of Alžbeta Gwerková-Göllnerová have recently become the focus of research attention. This contribution provides an overview of the literature on the topic and summarises the perspectives that were brought about by the interdisciplinary discussions that emerged from the online research seminar that took place on 28th January 2021. The seminar was organised by the Institute of Slovak Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and civil organisation Reminiscencie. It was a preparatory stage for the multi-authored monograph on Alžbeta Gwerková-Göllnerová. The aim of the publication is to provide a collection of contemporary interpretations of her life and work, evaluate the accessible materials and create room for editorial preparation of archival documents. The publication primarily focuses on evaluating the position of Alžbeta Gwerková-Göllnerová as a representative of the state-forming Czechoslovak milieu in the context of the First Czechoslovak Republic and on an adequate evaluation of her positions and activities during the First Slovak Republic. Apart from that, the authors aim at mapping women’s handling of progressive, democratic reformism of the 1930s. The publication equally wishes to address the topic of canonisation of chosen aspects of the post-1989 cultural memory.

Keywords

• the first czechoslovak republic
• alžbeta gwerková- -göllnerová
• feminism
• canon
• cultural memory