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    Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality in Irish Studies


    Kennedy, Sinead, Palko, Abby and Sullivan, Moynagh (2017) Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality in Irish Studies. Breac: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies. ISSN 2372-2231

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    Abstract

    This issue of Breac has been in the works for a while now, and as we think back over the events that have happened during this time period, we’re struck by how salient gender has been in a number of the big stories. One that comes to mind was the work of Marriage Equality, including the “Sinéad’s Hand” ad, and their campaign to secure marriage equality; on May 22, 2015, the referendum passed to add the thirty-fourth amendment to the Constitution of Ireland, and Ireland became the first nation to guarantee marriage equality by legislation (as opposed to by judicial decree). More recently, the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home at Tuam has reentered the news...
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Gender; Sexuality; Intersectionality; Irish Studies;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies > English
    Item ID: 11586
    Depositing User: Sinead M. Kennedy
    Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2019 12:31
    Journal or Publication Title: Breac: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies
    Publisher: Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/11586
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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