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Ireland, The Nation and the Woolfs, Part 1
(Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, 2019-05)
Readers may be familiar with Virginia Woolf s diary entries concerning the shriek of agony that marked the death by hunger strike in October 1920 of the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, as well as the violence in ...
A paradigm framework for social work theory for early 21st century practice
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-03-01)
This article explores whether paradigms for social work that helped structure and focus social work theory in the late 20th century can continue to inform social work theorising in the present day. The question is considered ...
Ireland, The Nation and the Woolfs, Part 2
(Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, 2019-09)
In The Nation editorials reproduced here from 9 October 1920, Leonard Woolf s succinct, clear writing style, consummate storytelling ability, and forceful declarative statements come to the fore. The opening paragraph of ...
Some thoughts on other people's attachment to books - and my own
(International Virginia Woolf Society, 2019)
For Nancy Nolan reading was more than a pastime. She was an ardent collector of Virginia Woolf s novels and biographies and she devoured Virginia s essays. Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car was a favorite. ...
How ending impunity for conflict-related sexual violence overwhelmed the UN women, peace, and security agenda: A discursive genealogy
(SAGE Publications, 2017-07-02)
The recent unprecedented focus on ending impunity for conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is positive in many respects. However, it has narrowed the scope of Security Council Resolution 1325 and the women, peace, and ...
Thinking sexual difference with (and against) Adriana Cavarero: on the ethics and politics of care
(Wiley, 2019-03-23)
This article engages with Adriana Cavarero's framing of sexual difference, specifically in terms of how this displaces “bodies that queer” (Volcano 2013). For Cavarero, the narratable self is inescapably relational and ...
A passion for books: The early letters of Nancy Nolan to Leonard Woolf (1943-1944)
(Southern Connecticut State University, 2015)
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Health justice and capabilities: A turning point for global health?
(2013)
This essay discusses two important recent books on health justice and makes the case for their relevance to global health and to social and political mobilization for health reform. Health and Social Justice (Ruger 2010) ...
Gender justice and Ireland’s Human Rights Council commitments: Challenging the gaps between rhetoric and practice
(Essex Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, 2015-01)
As Ireland commences its first three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council, this article highlights the gaps between the pledges that Ireland made during its campaign for election to the Council and its ...
Roger Fry and the art of the book: Celebrating the centenary of the Hogarth Press 1917-2017
(International Virginia Woolf Society, 2018)
After the publication of Two Stories, Vanessa asked Virginia about the possibility of the press producing a book of woodcut prints. Learning
the art of cutting blocks and producing prints was attractive for artists such ...