Women in Belfast : how violence shapes identity / / Alice McIntyre

• Autore: McIntyre Alice <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2004; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4/09416/7
• Soggetto topico: Public opinion - Northern Ireland - Belfast; Women - Northern Ireland - Belfast - Attitudes; Working class women - Northern Ireland - Belfast - Attitudes
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-206) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Women Researching Their Own Lives: A Framework for Feminist Participatory Action Research -- 2. Past and Present Violence in Women's Lives -- 3. Geographies of Place and Identity: A Visual Story of Monument Road -- 4. Baby Makers and Sweet Colleens: Negotiating the Multiple Identities of Irish Women -- 5. Women and Politics: "How bloody defeatin' is that! -- 6. At the End of the Day -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this study, a group of working-class women narrate their own stories, lives, and place in Belfast, showing how the geography, community, and--perhaps most of all--conflict becomes deeply intertwined with identity. These women, who have been socially excluded and economically disadvantaged, describe their lives during war and a now precarious peace. Challenging traditional methods of conducting research in the social sciences, McIntyre enlists Participatory action research to understand how these women see themselves, their world and their place in it. Participatory action research includes creative and interactive projects--collages, painting, poetry, and photography--to enable free expression. We see in this volume how the Belfast women negotiate and struggle with the intersections of violence, politics, gender, parenting, community work, religion, fear, humor, friendship, and their deeply held views of what it means to be an Irish woman.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in Belfast
• ISBN: 9798216037088; 9786612409172; 9781282409170; 1282409174; 9780313059612; 0313059616
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961158403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II