Neither Private nor Public: Women's Domestic Spaces in Socialist Slovenia (Research Brief)

While many North American scholars have examined how the “official” culture of socialism permeated the “unofficial,” everyday sphere, I explore the dynamic nature of the interaction between these two arenas, as this has yet to be studied in-depth but appears to represent a key to understanding everyday life under socialism.

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Veronica E. Aplenc, of the University of Pennsylvania, Folklore and Folklife, was a 2001-02 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) fellow.