February 2013 Union in the Media Archive

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Viewpoints timely look at evolving Ireland

Peter Murray - Irish Examiner

A book co-edited by Claire Bracken, assistant professor of Irish literature and culture in the English Department, was recently published. Viewpoints: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Visual Texts is available through Cork University Press. Bracken’s co-editor is Emma Radley of University College Dublin. Read a review in the Irish Examiner.

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Why gender equality stalled

Stephanie Coontz - New York Times

The research of Lori J. Marso, professor of political science and director of Women’s and Gender Studies, and David Cotter, professor and chair of the Sociology Department,was referenced in a Sunday New York Times Review op-ed on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s international best seller, The Feminine Mystique.

To read the essay, click here.