East-Central Europe during the Great War – new approaches and fields of research

The lecturer investigated the meaning of the category of everyday life in the context of East- Central Europe – especially former Polish Land, and wider lands under occupation. Food shortages, organization of provisioning and activity of charity societies, the social cooperation were stressed. During the lecture possibilities of gender perspective in the Great War researches were presented. Katarzyna concentrated on the problem of home front, wartime violence and the definition of heroism which strictly applies the social/cultural meaning of masculinity and femininity. The fear as an emotion which construct the attitudes of people during the wartime will also be explored. The researcher was interesting if emotions are gendered mixed and how and if exiles changed the social relationships? What was the impact of exile on the refugees and their life after the war?

The lecture was a part of an international workshop "Urban Experiences of the Great War in Eastern Europe".