1994
DOI: 10.1057/fr.1994.18
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Virgin Territories and Motherlands: Colonial and Nationalist Representations of Africa and Ireland

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“…This combination resembles the idea of a ‘national feminine’ noted by feminist scholars. The country itself is described as a female beauty, similar to the presentation of women as sexualised embodiments of the nation as observed by Innes (). Moreover, our findings emphasise that metaphoric family language goes some way in revealing imagery of ‘sacrifice’ stressed by Johnson et al.…”
Section: General Discussion and Outlooksupporting
confidence: 53%
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“…This combination resembles the idea of a ‘national feminine’ noted by feminist scholars. The country itself is described as a female beauty, similar to the presentation of women as sexualised embodiments of the nation as observed by Innes (). Moreover, our findings emphasise that metaphoric family language goes some way in revealing imagery of ‘sacrifice’ stressed by Johnson et al.…”
Section: General Discussion and Outlooksupporting
confidence: 53%
“…One added perspective that includes the more abstract function of women in nationalist discourse is the national feminine . Innes () provides the examples of African and Irish women as embodiments of their respective ‘homelands’ and of nations represented as women, such as Britannia, the Finnish Maiden or Germania. These female personifications convey gendered, even sexualised, narratives of nationhood and conflict (Nagel ): within the context of Anglo‐Irish struggles, Ireland has been portrayed as weak ‘Hibernia’ in dire need of protection from John Bull (Innes : 5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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