Memoria queer în spațiul românesc: elitism, activism, anarhism
Rezumat
Queer memory in the Romanian space: elitism, activism, anarchism
Abstract: This article examines the diversification of queer memoirs and memorialization practices in Romania, according to the variables of class, gender, and the medium of remembrance. Drawing on a variety of LGBTQ+ cultural products highlighting the shift from a memoir tradition dominated by upper class male intellectuals to more diverse and inclusive forms of expression, taking place at the same time as a shift from memoirs and diaries published posthumously to life-writing and a variety of life narratives, including autotheory, film, and poetry. We highlight the necessity to include sexual identity as an important vector in the study of Romanian cultural memory and memoir writing.
Keywords: queer, LGBTQ+, cultural memory, life writing, gender and sexual identity, class, Romanian literature
Citation suggestion: Mironescu, Andreea, Doris Mironescu . “Memoria queer în spațiul românesc: elitism, activism, anarhism”. Transilvania, no. 10 (2025): 58-69.
https://doi.org/10.51391/trva.2025.10.07.
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