Myth and materiality in a woman’s world

Myth and materiality in a woman’s worldThe place of women in Shetland society is unique. In this isolated island group off the north of Scotland, women dominated the family, economy and the cultural imagination for 200 years. Here, women were numerically preponderant and economically vital. They maintained families and communities because men were absent. In their minds they constructed an identity of themselves as liberated long before organised feminism was invented. It examines the

and the history of British television over the last fifty years

while providing a vehicle for deep enquiry

By placing events such as the Celtic Revival and the Easter Rising at the centre of the discussion

New Books Network (New Books in Performing Arts) interview with Adesola Akinleye

the role of women

these essays explore a wide variety of concerns from a similarly wide variety of perspectives

looking at all levels of society and analysing politics and the power structures as well as technological innovation and material wealth

values and visions in a society caught up in wider processes of sociopolitical change

from grand fortified harbors and stunning cliffs to quaint villages and Baroque palaces

That diversity has enabled the island to double for countless locations

this is the first account in English of the entire

Scott Mc Cracken argues that popular fiction serves a vital function: it provides us with the means to construct a workable sense of self in the face of the disorientating pressures of modernity