Sugar, Sugar
Questioning the sexual division of labour on Jamaica's sugar plantations in Sistren'sThe Case of Miss Iris ArmstrongandSweet Sugar Rage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karina Smith (Smiths Detection (Canada), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 861-876 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612025.2013.780847 |
| OpenAlex | W2056254333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Through an analysis of Sistren Theatre Collective's play The Case of Miss Iris Armstrong and the Collective's documentary film Sweet Sugar Rage, this article looks at the way the sexual division of labour on Jamaica's sugar plantations during the 1980s was based on the following gendered myths: women's labour capacity is lower than their male counterparts; and men are the breadwinners for their families. The article also critiques the sexism in the Jamaican union movement which did not support female workers and actively kept women's wages lower than men's on the plantations
Art · Biology · Division of labour · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Sociology · Sugar · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |