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Falling by the Wayside: Expertise on Unwanted Children, Youth Criminals, and Sadistic Women in Socialist Czechoslovakia and Poland
Fri, November 22, 10:00 to 11:45am EST (10:00 to 11:45am EST), Boston Marriott Copley Place, Floor: 4th Floor, Grand Ballroom Salon JSession Submission Type: Panel
Brief Description
This panel will explore the role of human science expertise—such as psychology, sociology, medicine (including psychiatry and sexology), criminology, and defectology—in shaping perceptions of delinquent teen girls, youth criminality, unwanted children, and sadistic women during the state socialist era in Czechoslovakia and Poland.
Through analysis of archival materials and expert discourses, we aim to elucidate the evolving understanding of individuals who deviated from socialist norms related to gender, health, and normalcy. Our discussion will delve into the methodologies employed by different fields of expertise, the diagnostic processes they utilized, and the solutions they proposed for addressing deviant behavior.
Furthermore, we will explore how knowledge circulated among various disciplines and transcended national borders, tracing shifts in perceptions over time. By centering our inquiry on human science expertise, our panel seeks to deepen insights into how state socialism interpreted and responded to deviant behavior and gender roles.
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Papers
The Troubled Teen Girls: Polish Expert Debate on Juvenile Delinquency in the Context of Women Emancipation Processes in the People's Republic of Poland - Barbara Klich-Kluczewska, Jagiellonian U (Poland)
Human Sciences Expertise Solving the Problem of Youth Criminality in State-Socialist Czechoslovakia - Vjačeslav Glazov, Institute of History CAS (Czech Republic)
Unwanted Children in Czechoslovakia and Beyond - Katerina Liskova, Institute of History CAS (Czech Republic)
Sadistic Woman in State-Socialist Czechoslovakia: Nosological Continuities and Discontinuities - Theo Finsterschott, Charles U in Prague (Czech Republic)
