Outsiders inside : whiteness, place and Irish women
Walter, Bronwen2000
Books, Manuscripts
Subject: How white are Irish women? Why are Irish women 'visible' in the US and 'invisible' in Britain? Notions of diaspora are central to contemporary debates about 'race', ethnicity, identity and nationalism. Yet the Irish diaspora, one of the oldest and largest, is often excluded on the grounds of 'whiteness'. Irish diasporic women are 'invisible', yet their experiences illustrate the complexities of racial and ethnic entanglements in the histories of both the United States and Britain. Outsiders Inside explores the themes of displacement and the meanings of home for these women and their descendants. This work juxtaposes the visibility of Irish women in the United States with their marginalization in Britain. Bronwen Walter challenges linear notions of migration and assimilation by demonstrating that two forms of identification can be held simultaneously. By exploring the life stories of Irish women living in Britain in the 1990's.
Main title:
Outsiders inside : whiteness, place and Irish women / Bronwen Walter.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2000.
Collation:
208p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
306p illus,figs,index:includes Bolton references.
ISBN:
978041512398304151239760415123984 (pbk)9780415123976
Dewey class:
304.809415GE.2.01WAL325.1
Local class:
301.4LGE.2.01/WAL
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Immigration Community Ethnic Minorities Immigrants
BRN:
1275082