Into the Fire

Disaster and the Remaking of Gender

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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In August 2003, one of the largest wildfires in Canadian history struck near Kelowna, British Columbia and the surrounding Okanagan Valley, causing unprecedented damage. As Shelley Pacholok observes in this innovative study, the turbulence and extreme conditions that followed in the wake of this disaster destabilized an important area of social life – that of gender relations.Into the Fire combines insights from gender studies and disaster studies to explore the extent to which notions of “masculinity” and “femininity” are challenged in the wake of crises. Pacholok focuses on how gender relations were simultaneously sustained and disrupted among those who fought the fire, drawing on media representations as well as interviews with firefighters . Into the Fire illuminates how disasters can serve as catalysts for new patterns of gender, even in highly masculine spaces.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-05-07
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt280 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442614703

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ContentsIllustrationsTablesPrefaceChapter 1INTRODUCTIONChapter 2GENDER, DISASTER, AND THE MOUNTAIN PARK FIRE: A METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL ROAD MAPChapter 3‘FIREFIGHTING IS A MAN’S GAME’: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES AND PRACTICESChapter 4‘WE FELT LIKE WE LOST’: EXPLAINING FAILURE AND RESCUING MASCULINITYChapter 5NAVIGATING HIERARCHY AND CONTESTING MASCULINITIESChapter 6WORKING WITH THE OTHER: RESISTANCE, ACCOMMODATION, AND REPRODUCTIONChapter 7CONCLUSIONAppendixDILEMMAS, TENSIONS, AND CONTRADICTIONS IN FEMINIST INSPIRED RESEARCH