Ne/normativní femininita, mateřství a sexualita: případ sester B. (1878–1922) ****************************************************************************************** * Herza Filip ****************************************************************************************** Non/normative Femininity, Maternity and Sexuality: The Case of Sisters B. (1878–1922) Abstrakt The aim of this paper is a critical interpretation of the career of sisters Josefa and Růž 1922), who became famous as the “conjoined twins” Blažek in the American and European mass industry at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Dr˝tawing from contemporary critical studies discourse, the analysis is aimed at the construction of the “different” body of Bl in various representations, such as newspaper accounts and photography. Throughout the ess of ascribing meanings to the bodies of Blazek sisters is observed, focusing on the ways in “different” body could be used as metaphor figuring in the debates about the “collective b nation. Using the intersectional approach, the essay interrogates the interplay between th of a “different” body and the notions of “white”, non/normative femininity, maternity and the time. The paper demonstrates the interconnectedness of certain notions of normative cl femininity and family life with the notion of a harmonious national community, showing the context of this connection in the nationalist bio-political discourses. Finally, the doubl the Blažek sisters is presented as a “narrative prosthesis” pleading for national unity in context of the early 20th century national politics. Klíčová slova body; history; representation; gender; nationalism Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-797-version1-herza.pdf"] Filip Herza [ URL "LM-173.html "]