After Repeal: Rethinking Abortion Politics - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786997177 ISBN 13: 9781786997173

Publisher: Zed Books, 2020

Synopsis

The referendum to overturn Ireland's near-total abortion ban in 2018 stands as one of the most remarkable political events of recent times. The campaign to repeal the 8th amendment succeeded not only in challenging centuries of religious and patriarchal dogma, but in signalling a major transformation in Irish society itself.

After Repeal explores both the campaign and the implications of the referendum result for politics, identity and culture today. Bringing together a range of international perspectives, this collection transcends geographical and disciplinary boundaries while exploring themes including activism, artwork, social movements, law, media, democratic institutions, and reproductive technologies. This work looks beyond the Irish context and to the future, offering unique insight into the wider struggle for reproductive justice around the world.

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About the Author

Kath Browne is a Professor of Geography University College, Dublin. Her research interests lie in sexualities, genders and spatialities. She has worked on LGBT equalities, lesbian geographies, gender transgressions and women's spaces. She has authored over 100 publications including journal articles and co-wrote (with Leela Bakshi) Ordinary in Brighton: LGBT, activisms and the City (2013), and Queer Spiritual Spaces(2010), and co-edited The Routledge Companion to Geographies of Sex and Sexualities (2016) and Lesbian Geographies (2015).

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786997177
• ISBN 13: 9781786997173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Browne Kath, Calkin Sydney