Gender and deindustrialization: a transnational historiographical review

Clarke, J. , McIvor, A., McEwan, A. and Burns, S. (2024) Gender and deindustrialization: a transnational historiographical review. International Labor and Working-Class History, (doi: 10.1017/S0147547924000024) (Early Online Publication)

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.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). They also thank members of the SSHRC-funded DéPOT partnership for feedback on an early draft of this essay.
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McEwan, Ms Anna and Clarke, Dr Jackie
• Authors: Clarke, J., McIvor, A., McEwan, A., and Burns, S.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities; College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French
• Journal Name: International Labor and Working-Class History
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISSN: 0147-5479
• ISSN (Online): 1471-6445
• Published Online: 05 April 2024
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 The Author(s)
• First Published: First published in International Labor and Working-Class History 2024
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy