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Fiction, essays and spoken word exploring cultural memory, forgotten women and storytelling.
Essays
On Substack, Blanka Pesja writes about cultural memory, forgotten women, storytelling and the hidden connections between personal history and the archive.
Drawing from historical research, literature, education and artistic practice, these essays move between past and present — tracing the women who disappeared from official narratives and the stories that continue to shape us today.
The essays also offer background reflections connected to her debut novel Zie Mij Staan (I Stand Corrected), including archival discoveries, historical figures such as Trijn Jacobs and Geertje Dircx, and broader reflections on voice, silence and female representation.
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