1st Edition
Gender, Ireland and Cultural Change Race, Sex and Nation
Introduction Part I: Race, Women and Nation Chapter One: Virgin Mother Ireland Chapter Two: Landscapes of Desire: Women and Ireland in Twentieth Century Film Chapter Three: Feminisms, Nationalisms and Identities: Gender and Dissent Part II: Writing, Bodies, Canons Chapter Four: Modernism and the Gender of Writing Chapter Five: Haunting James Joyce: Invisible Bodies Chapter Six: The Sons of Cuchulainn: Violence, the Family, and the Irish Canon Part III: Race, Masculinity and Popular Culture Chapter Seven: The Devil’s Own Patriot Games: The Troubles and the Hollywood Action Movie Chapter Eight: Masculinity and Ethnicity: The Wire and Rescue Me Chapter Nine: The Undercover Irishman: Extimating National Anxiety Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Gerardine Meaney is Professor of Cultural Theory at UCD Dublin and the author of (Un)Like Subjects: Women, Theory, Fiction.
