Gender(ed) Troubles: Gender, sexuality and nation in the Northern Irish conflict - Einzelansicht

Course Description

The issue of gender in representations of the Northern Irish Troubles had, until recently, been largely sidelined by scholars’ focus on difference in Northern Ireland in terms of religious and sectarian divisions. The recent consideration of the Troubles through the theoretical framework of gender has highlighted the difference between male and female experiences of the Troubles, as well as the roles played by men and women in the conflict. At the same time, it has also highlighted how narratives of national identity on both sides of the conflict have tended to reinforce conventional gender roles. Using different cultural representations of the Troubles ‒ films, novels, poetry and murals ‒ as a starting point for discussion, this course looks at the Troubles through a gendered perspective and considers how issues of gender and sexuality are framed within a context of religious and sectarian violence, and different visions of nationhood.

Please note that this course will be assessed on the basis of written assignments ONLY. No presentations will be accepted. More details on assessment will be provided in the first seminar.