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Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960 Volume 2 - Meaney, Gerardine; O'Dowd, Mary; Whelan, Bernadette
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Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700-1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of…mehr

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Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700-1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of viable roles in the Irish woman's cultural world, the authors point to evidence of women's agency and aspiration that reached far beyond the domestic sphere.
Autorenporträt
Gerardine Meaney is director of the Humanities Institute of Ireland at University College Dublin. She is most recently the author of Gender, Ireland, and Cultural Change. She lives in Dublin. Mary O'Dowd is professor in the School of History and Anthropology at Queen's University, Belfast. She lives in Belfast. Bernadette Whelan is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Limerick. She is most recently the author of American Government in Ireland, 1790-1913: A History of the US Consular Service. She lives in Limerick, UK.