Colm Tóibín and Post-Nationalist Ireland: Redefining Family Through Alterity
In nationalist Ireland, definitions of family have traditionally followed a hetero-normative and sexist pattern whereby husbands and wives fulfilled deeply unequal roles. Moreover, the notion of family has been too often idealized as a site of peace and unconditional love, its members being united b...
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Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Estudios Irlandeses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/José_Carregal-Romero_7.pdf |