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Gendering the Holy Cross School Dispute: Women and Nationalism in Northern Ireland

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This article explores the Holy Cross school dispute in Northern Ireland from a feminist perspective. This ethnic quarrel produced a situation whereby women and young schoolgirls became the focal point of a sectarian protest from September 2001 to early 2002. Throughout the conflict, issues of gender were sidelined from the analysis of the dispute. The article attempts to remedy this omission by moving the category of gender to the forefront of the analysis. It examines the relationship between nationalist discourses of gender identity and representations of the nationalist women's agency during the dispute. While exposing these dimensions of the conflict, the article also considers the impact of women's ethno‐nationalist agency on their role and positioning within nationalist cultures. It concludes that the Holy Cross conflict exposes the potentially disruptive aspects of women's ethno‐nationalist agency and highlights the political significance of that agency for nationalist cultures pursuing ideals of gender equality.

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  • Fidelma Ashe, 2006. "Gendering the Holy Cross School Dispute: Women and Nationalism in Northern Ireland," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 54(1), pages 147-164, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:54:y:2006:i:1:p:147-164
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00570.x
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    1. Ronit Lentin, 1999. "The Rape of the Nation: Women Narrativising Genocide," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 4(2), pages 75-83, July.
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    1. Peter Shirlow & Lorraine Dowler, 2010. "‘Wee Women No More’: Female Partners of Republican Political Prisoners in Belfast," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 42(2), pages 384-399, February.
    2. Paula Devine & Gillian Robinson, 2014. "From Survey to Policy: Community Relations in Northern Ireland," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 19(1), pages 175-186, February.

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