A Gender Institute Research Seminar led by Dr Carla Fischer
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Wednesday 18 February 2015
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6-7pm
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Graham Wallas Room, Old Building
In this seminar, Dr Clara Fischer explores the politics of shame in the context of a pervasive culture of containment in 20th century Ireland. Drawing on the themes of exile, moral purity, and the disciplined body, she examines the gendered nature of Irish nation-building and asks whether shame is always a negative, oppressive political emotion, or whether it may hold potential for liberatory, feminist projects.
Dr Clara Fischer is Newton International Fellow at the Gender Institute for the period January 2014-2016. Her work is interdisciplinary, spanning the broad fields of philosophy, political science, and gender studies. She specialises in feminist-pragmatism, and is the author of Gendered Readings of Change: A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach and co-editor (with Mary McAuliffe, UCD) of Irish Feminisms: Past, Present and Future. Her research has appeared in journals such as POLITICS, Journal of Speculative Philosophy, and Studies in Social Justice.