Description:This book explores gendered aspects in the memory of work by looking at auto/biographical narratives and political writings of women workers in the garment industry. The author draws on cutting edge theoretical approaches and insights in memory studies, neo-materialism and discourse analysis, particularly looking at entanglements and intra-actions between places, bodies and objects.Tamboukou aims to enrich our appreciation of the role of women s labour history in the wider realm of cultural memory, as well as in the politics of women s work. The book addresses a significant gap in the literature by focusing on the memory of work from a gendered perspective. It also examines the relationship between workspaces and personal spaces: the intimate, intense and often invisible ways through which workers occupy workspaces and populate them with their ideas, emotions, beliefs, habits and everyday practices.The book will be a theoretical and methodological toolbox for students and researchers in the interface of the social sciences and the humanities, as well as a vital resource in women s labour history. It will be particularly relevant for sociologists, cultural theorists, feminist scholars and social historians."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gendering the Memory of Work: Women Workers' Narratives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society). To get started finding Gendering the Memory of Work: Women Workers' Narratives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
—
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
—
Release
—
ISBN
1317552261
Gendering the Memory of Work: Women Workers' Narratives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)
Description: This book explores gendered aspects in the memory of work by looking at auto/biographical narratives and political writings of women workers in the garment industry. The author draws on cutting edge theoretical approaches and insights in memory studies, neo-materialism and discourse analysis, particularly looking at entanglements and intra-actions between places, bodies and objects.Tamboukou aims to enrich our appreciation of the role of women s labour history in the wider realm of cultural memory, as well as in the politics of women s work. The book addresses a significant gap in the literature by focusing on the memory of work from a gendered perspective. It also examines the relationship between workspaces and personal spaces: the intimate, intense and often invisible ways through which workers occupy workspaces and populate them with their ideas, emotions, beliefs, habits and everyday practices.The book will be a theoretical and methodological toolbox for students and researchers in the interface of the social sciences and the humanities, as well as a vital resource in women s labour history. It will be particularly relevant for sociologists, cultural theorists, feminist scholars and social historians."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gendering the Memory of Work: Women Workers' Narratives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society). To get started finding Gendering the Memory of Work: Women Workers' Narratives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.