Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.
Contents
Introduction: cultural studies and material conditions--(some) women in Northern Ireland -- Roisin McAliskey and the discourse of incarceration: gendered prison narratives -- Nationalist ideology and materialist politics: Mary Beckett's Give them stones -- Maeve and Anne Devlin: nationalism, incarceration, and feminist film in Northern Ireland -- Feminist film after Pat Murphy: Mother Ireland, Hush-a-bye baby, and the Visit -- "Politics, that's the nub of it": Charabanc Theater Company and the (collective) economy of production -- Conclusion: women and a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.