MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library



    Critical education in the Irish repeal movement


    Fitzsimons, Camilla (2022) Critical education in the Irish repeal movement. Studies in the Education of Adults, 54 (2). pp. 128-144. ISSN 0266-0830

    [img]
    Preview
    Download (1MB) | Preview


    Share your research

    Twitter Facebook LinkedIn GooglePlus Email more...



    Add this article to your Mendeley library


    Abstract

    This article is written from a pro-choice perspective. Through a radical, inclusive feminist lens, I examine educational aspects of the Irish repeal movement; a 35 year long, grassroots movement that forced the hand of reluctant politicians into calling a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. I draw from websites and media interviews, my own experience as an academic-activist, and aspects of comprehensive mixed methods research I carried out over a three-year period (2018–2021). I maintain it was the independent (non-state funded) nature of pro-choice groups that enabled them to determine their own structures and tactics including participative, dialogic, hands-on, adult education. As the Irish reproductive rights movement enters a new phase of seeking to improve one of Europe’s most conservative laws, I argue for a reproductive justice approach that expands its demands far beyond the single issue of abortion access. An ongoing critical pedagogic dimension is crucial as part of this struggle.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: eighth amendment; reproductive justice; critical pedagogy; adult education; social movements; Ireland; grassroots activism;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education
    Item ID: 18055
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/02660830.2022.2077532
    Depositing User: Camilla Fitzsimons
    Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2024 12:15
    Journal or Publication Title: Studies in the Education of Adults
    Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
    Refereed: Yes
    URI:
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

    Repository Staff Only(login required)

    View Item Item control page

    Downloads

    Downloads per month over past year

    Origin of downloads