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McKenna, Yvonne (2002) Negotiating identities : Irish women religious and migrations. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
As the population of Ireland continued to decline in the post-independent period, the
number of women entering religious life rose substantially, reaching a peak in the late
1960s. Many of these women lived some or all of their lives outside Ireland. However,
despite the recent growth of Irish migration or diaspora studies, very little attention has
been given to the role or experience of Irish women religious, who themselves tend not to
publish subjective accounts. This is undoubtedly the case with respect to Irish women's
migration to England in the twentieth century.
Based on the oral history testimonies of twenty-one Irish women religious, this thesis
seeks to explore this under-researched area. It focuses specifically on subjectivity and
identity formation; on the ways in which Irish women religious have inhabited, negotiated
and contested a sense of self as Irish, as women and as Catholics/religious over the course
of their lives and in the context of the societies in which they have lived. Utilising various
theories, it looks at the complex ways in which subjectivities are formed and displayed,
taking account of the role the women play in constructing a self identity as well as other
contributing factors, such as how the women feel they are positioned by others and their
socio-historical situation. In allowing the voices of Irish women religious to be heard, this
thesis challenges the stereotype of religious as silent, without a voice. By focusing on a
group of women thus far disregarded, it contributes to our knowledge not only of women
religious but Irish women's migration more generally, providing new insights for this
expanding area of research.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Monastic and religious life of women -- England -- History -- 20th century, Women -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century, Irish -- Foreign countries -- History -- 20th century, Women immigrants -- England -- History -- 20th century | ||||
Official Date: | May 2002 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Centre for the Study of Women and Gender | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Luddy, Maria ; Wright, Caroline, 1965- | ||||
Sponsors: | University of Warwick ; University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Women and Gender ; British Association for Irish Studies | ||||
Extent: | viii, 332 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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