Paola Senore
Short Biography
Paola Senore is a PhD student (XXXIX Cycle) in the Doctoral Programme in Global Histories, Cultures and Politics at the University of Bologna (Italy). Her research interests include political philosophy and feminist critiques of social and political thought. Her work focuses on memory politics and on the role of historical traumas and victimhood in contemporary politics.
Research abstract
The research explores the feminist politics of memory developed in the context of the Women’s Court – a feminist approach to justice – a grassroots initiative of transitional justice addressing the legacies of the Yugoslav wars. By engaging with the region’s fragmented and contested memoryscape, the study analyses how feminist activists challenged nationalist and patriarchal narratives and articulated an alternative memorial and political space that moves beyond both liberal and nationalist paradigms of victimhood and justice.