Agnieszka Osiecka’s Diaries and Notes as a Source for Research into the History of Girlhood

Wilk, Marcin

doi:10.12775/APH.2022.127.09

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Title: Agnieszka Osiecka’s Diaries and Notes as a Source for Research into the History of Girlhood

Abstract:

This review article refers to the publication of six volumes of personal notes by Agnieszka Osiecka (1936–1997), one of the most popular Polish poets, a songwriter, director, and journalist of the second half of the twentieth century. The collection under review covers mainly the 1950s and provides a space for the search for one’s own identity. While referring to the recent edition and highlighting selected themes, this review article puts forward a perspective on the entire body of documents published between 2013 and 2021. A particular emphasis is placed on the importance of analysis of such egodocuments in girlhood studies.

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