Critical education in the Irish repeal movement

Fitzsimons, Camilla

doi:10.1080/02660830.2022.2077532

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“…Rather, instead we see it as a part of the broader armoury in the battle for reproductive rights and justice. Ireland as a context has long been subject to reproductive governance (Morgan and Roberts 2012, p. 241) so we situate our discussion in the recognition and admiration of the extensive history of grassroots activism (Connolly and O'Toole 2005;De Londras 2020;Fitzsimons 2021), advocacy, and critical education for reproductive justice (Fitzsimons 2022) in Ireland and in global contexts (Mullally 2018). We write cognisant that the politics of abortion is often a conduit for larger social concerns and political debates (Ginsburg and Rapp 1995) and framing sits partially in these mobilisations as a meaning maker, cipher, and anchor.…”

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Putting Abortion in the Frame: The Success of the Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment in Ireland

Maguire,

Murphy

2023

Social Sciences

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This paper examines the role that framing and visual communications played in the mobilising of contentious politics, with particular reference to the Repeal the 8th referendum in Ireland in 2018. We analyse how framing an unpopular argument through both text and visual imagery galvanized the abortion debate on the Yes side (in particular) and created alliances and solidarity through public displays of sentiment towards the issue. Using frame analysis, we examine the visual imagery and messaging employed by both sides of the ‘Repeal the 8th’ debate and conclude that the careful framing of unpopular arguments or positions can open up the space for dialogue and personal stories that were previously shrouded in shame and mystery. This new willingness to discuss the topic of abortion ultimately led to an outpouring of compassion and empathy that had previously not existed due to the religious and misogynistic influence on women’s reproductive health in Ireland up to that point. The ultimate ‘Yes’ vote resulted in one of the biggest social and health reforms for Irish women in the 21st century, one that, five years later however, we still wait to see the full implementation of.

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