Gender and deindustrialization : a transnational historiographical review

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Clarke, Jackie and McIvor, Arthur and McEwan, Anna and Burns, Sinead (2024) Gender and deindustrialization : a transnational historiographical review. International Labor and Working-Class History, 105. pp. 85-103. ISSN 0147-5479 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0147547924000024)

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Abstract

This contribution takes stock of the growing research on deindustrialization from a gender perspective. Much of the work in deindustrialization studies is rooted in local studies, within single national contexts. This article provides a perspective that cuts across case studies and national historiographies. It reviews findings on the implications of deindustrialization for working-class masculinities and considers the extent to which research has privileged a focus on white masculinity in crisis (a theme which is more present in some national contexts than others). The article goes on to show how a more complex and nuanced understanding of gender, class, and race is emerging. It highlights women workers’ experience of deindustrialization and considers the ways in which deindustrialization is associated with a restructuring of gender relations. Acknowledging some of the limitations of the current state of research, the article points to a number of potential avenues for further enquiry.

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Clarke, Jackie, McIvor, Arthur ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-3182, McEwan, Anna and Burns, Sinead;
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