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The Feminization of Famine - Expressions of the Inexpressible? (Hardcover)
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The Feminization of Famine - Expressions of the Inexpressible? (Hardcover)
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Contemporary depictions of famine and disaster are dominated by
female images. "The Feminization of Famine" examines these
representations, exploring, in particular, the literature arising
from the Irish "Great Famine" of the 1840s and the Bengali famine
of the 1940s. Kelleher illuminates recurring motifs: the prevalence
of mother and child images, the scrutiny of women's starved bodies,
and the reliance on the female figure to express the largely
"inexpressible" reality of famine. Questioning what gives these
particularly feminine images their affective power and analyzing
the responses they generate, this historical critique reveals
striking parallels between these two "great" famines and current
representations of similar natural disasters and
catastrophes.
Kelleher begins with a critical reading of the novels and short
stories written about the Irish famine over the last 150 years,
from the novels of William Carleton and Anthony Trollope to the
writings of Liam O'Flaherty and John Banville. She then moves on to
unveil a lesser-known body of literature--works written by women.
This literature is read in the context of a rich variety of other
sources, including eye-witness accounts, memoirs, journalistic
accounts, and famine historiography. Concluding with a reading of
the twentieth-century accounts of the famine in Bengal, this book
reveals how gendered representations have played a crucial role in
defining notions of famine.
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