Feminine figures with powerful character traits, such as bravery, perseverance, strong will, resilience, persuasive communication. As these characteristics are often attributed to men rather than women, these women and their actions are considered exceptional, which is why they often become symbols and role models.
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Representative Figures Outlining the Romanian Women Imagery: Synthesis Study on the “Romanian Culture and Civilization” Courses for Foreign Students
Roxana Magdalena Bârlea (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6458-5.ch002
Abstract
The chapter focuses on a gallery of representative figures of Romanian women imagery, with a view to fostering the cultural dialogue. It is an approach to understanding Romanians in general, with their history, traditions, symbols, and myths, seen from a women's studies point of view. The women who are chosen as examples are real personalities, such as historic characters, creators of Romanian symbols, past or present public figures who have had a significant impact on the women's national imagery. The chapter also uses fictional examples, eg. protagonists of folk or cultured literature or national legend heroines. Through these female figures, the author aims at assembling an image of the Romanian society with a focus on women's representations, in order to “decode” key cultural and civilizational elements, explain attitudes, and thus, guide non-native learners through their understanding process of Romanian culture and values.