Over the Head – Discourses of a Piece of Cloth / Shawl as a Cultural Signifier

The workshop ‘Over the Head – Discourses of a Piece of Cloth’ will be held at the Svilara Cultural Station on 19 and 20 May at 11 a.m., within the project ‘Shawl as a Cultural Signifier’ which is part of the Heroines program arch.

After a short introductory lecture on different discourses on head shawls, participants will have the opportunity to try out different techniques of tying this head covering and to put themselves in the position of women who wear it. The next part of the workshop will include talking about ideas, attitudes, and feelings that arose during wearing the shawl. The aim of the workshop is to initiate a discussion on the social position of women who wear head shawls, as well as on prejudices, inequalities, and often discrimination that they face.

Participants: Gaby Franger, Elisabeth Bala, and Tijana Jakovljević-Šević

Erste Bank is the partner of the Heroines programme arch.

Photo: Frauen in der Einen Welt / Museum Frauenkultur Regional-International