Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts

Volume 5, No. 2 – November 2021 – Special Issue Updating Herstory

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Full Issue DOI: 10.55456/specialissue20242

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Table of Contents

Title: Foreword

pp. 6
Author: Carla Rossi 
Abstract: A brief foreword introducing the special issue, discussing the aims of “Updating Herstory” in highlighting overlooked female figures in art, literature, and cultural history.

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Title: La Biblioteca Femminile Italiana e l’edizione dei sonetti ritrovati di Giovanna Grisalda Bianchelli e Adriana Polissena

pp. 7–17
Author: Carla Rossi, University of Zurich  (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: This study presents the Italian Women’s Library project and  the critical edition of newly discovered sonnets by poets Giovanna Grisalda Bianchelli and Adriana Polissena, contextualising their work within Italian literary history.
PDF | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15874397

 

Title: Nuove informazioni d’archivio su copiste e miniatrici del monastero del Paradiso di Firenze

pp. 18–26
Author: Carla Rossi (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: The article reveals new archival discoveries about female scribes and illuminators from the Monastery of Paradiso in Florence, contributing fresh insights into women’s roles in manuscript production during the late medieval period.
PDF | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15874404

 

Title: Asja Lācis: a Room of One’s Own and Trajectories of Nonbelonging

pp. 27–45
Author: Janis Taurens, University of Latvia, Riga (ORCID: 0000-0001-6837-3901)
Abstract: The essay explores the life and artistic career of Asja Lācis, analysing her sense of “nonbelonging” and autonomy in the context of European avant-garde movements and feminist thought.
PDF | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15974656

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Title: Růžena Zátková. Un’esperienza di ricerca

pp. 75–97
Author: Marina Giorgini, University of Rome
Abstract: The paper reflects on the research process concerning Czech avant-garde artist Růžena Zátková, discussing archival challenges and new insights into her artistic production and networks.
PDF | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15974854

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Title: Expanding Herstory: Imaging and Imagining Edmonia Lewis’ Roman Ateliers

pp. 98–118
Author: Gloria Jane Bell, McGill University (ORCID: 0009-0009-2363-021X)
Abstract: This essay reconstructs the Roman working spaces of African-American sculptor Edmonia Lewis, combining archival sources and visual evidence to expand narratives around her career and artistic identity.
PDF| DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15975160

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Title: A short note on the alleged death certificate of Plautilla Bricci

pp. 119–120
Author: Andrew Pritchard (ORCID: 0009-0002-0381-810X)
Abstract: A concise note discussing the discovery of a document claimed to be the death certificate of Plautilla Bricci, examining its authenticity and significance for art historical scholarship.
PDF| DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15980370

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Title: The date of the meeting between Antoon Van Dyck and Sofonisba Anguissola in Palermo

pp. 121–126
Author: Carla Rossi (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: This study re-evaluates archival evidence to pinpoint the date of the meeting between painter Antoon Van Dyck and Sofonisba Anguissola in Palermo, offering new insights into their artistic exchange.
PDF| DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15979924

 

Title: “Ma era così per tutti”. L’assenza femminile nelle decisioni editoriali della casa editrice Einaudi negli anni ’60

pp. 127–144
Author: Maurizio Rebaudengo, PhD University of Connecticut
Abstract: The article investigates the marginalisation of women in editorial decisions at the Einaudi publishing house during the 1960s, analysing correspondence and internal records to expose structural gender bias.
PDF| DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15976813

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Title: A Study in Sketches. Gunta Stölzl’s Early Years in Munich (1914-1919)

pp. 145–168
Author: Mirjam Deckers (ORCID: 0000-0002-4397-3529)
Abstract: This essay explores the formative period of Gunta Stölzl, future Bauhaus master weaver, focusing on her early years in Munich through sketchbooks and artistic experiments between 1914 and 1919.
PDF| DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15980091