Sexual politics in modern Ireland [electronic book] / edited by Jennifer Redmond, Sonja Tiernan, Sandra McAvoy and Mary McAuliffe ; foreword by Maria Luddy.
Contributor(s): Redmond, Jennifer [editor]
| Tiernan, Sonja [editor] | McAvoy, Sandra [editor] | McAuliffe, Mary (Lecturer in women's studies) [editor] | Luddy, Maria [author of introduction, etc.].
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BookPublisher: Sallins, Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: online resource (xvii, 190 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780716532842 (paperback); 9780716532859 (hardback); 9780716532866 (e-book).Subject(s): Sex role -- Ireland | Sex -- Ireland -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church | Women -- Ireland -- Social conditionsAdditional physical formats: Print version:.: Sexual politics in modern Ireland.DDC classification: 306.709417 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in print form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | |
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| eBook | MTU Online eBook | 306.709417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This innovative collection offers a new understanding of sexual and gender politics in Ireland throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Leading experts in the field contribute to a captivating and controversial debate on sexuality in Irish society, and specifically include explorations of lesbian histories, the treatment of intersex persons in Ireland, the patriarchal system, prostitution, sex education, and the ongoing and divisive issue of abortion. Ireland's relationship between the Church and State is investigated and questioned, along with the 'double standards' attitude towards women and their position within the law. New arguments made throughout the book offer a re-examination of our understanding of the Irish State and how it has treated, and continues to treat, its people on the basis of gender. The book contains insightful questions that challenge the concept of masculinity, femininity, and 'otherness' within Irish society. It also includes a fascinating study of activists from various campaigns that surround the progression of 'Pro-Choice' and 'Pro-Life' since 1983. [Subject: History, Irish Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality, Sociology, Politics]
Includes biographical notes on the contributors.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.
Knowing dissent: lesbian sub-culture in the female factories of Van Diemen’s Land -- Elite courtship: the case of Mabel Smyly and Dermod O’Brien, 1901– 2 -- ‘Loose and immoral lives’: prostitution and the female criminal inebriate in Ireland, 1900– 18 -- The politics of emigrant bodies: Irish women’s sexual practice in question -- ‘Whenever a woman was needed’: Garda women assistants in 1950s Dublin -- School-based sex education in Ireland, 1996– 2002: The Public Debate -- Breaking the silence: pro-choice activism in Ireland since 1983 -- Building bodies: a legal history of intersex in Ireland.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.