Kvinnors historia: mer än vårt kön : En intersektionell studie över tidskriften Historiskan

Sammanfattning:

There have been several studies that have found that history textbooks are not equal when it comes to the representation of men and women. They are characterized by male perspective, where women as individuals and in groups are unapparent. The magazine Historiskan arose as a response to this problem, whose stated purpose is to highlight women in history and creating a gender historiography. When women on the other hand are being highlighted in history, other studies have shown that it is in general only the white Western heterosexual middle-class woman's perspective that historians include. Women of other ethnicity, class and sexuality ​​are excluded. The Swedish schools policy documents expresses that equality must be included in students’ education, and ethnicity, class and sexuality are perspectives to be included in the teaching of history.

Based on a qualitative content analysis and intersectional gender theory this essay aims to examine how Historiskan depict women from the social categories; ethnicity, class and sexuality. The result shows that the stories are dominated by white Christian Western women as the norm. Women of different ethnic origin, color and religion exist, to a lesser extent, in which their ethnicity and skin color are more prominent in the narrative. Class and social status is a clear category that explains women's diverse experiences and opportunities. Heterosexuality is the norm, which is depicted as an economic and political agreement between the sexes. The big deviant is the unmarried woman.