Unravelling Woomera: lip sewing, morphology and dystopia
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Organizational Change Management
- Vol. 17 (3) , 292-301
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810410538342
Abstract
Presents a gendered interpretation of reports of protests in 2000‐2002 among asylum seekers held at Australia's recently closed Woomera Detention Centre, discussing instances of lip sewing that evoked strong reaction from the Australian Government, people and press. Suggests that an Irigarayan gendered reading of lip sewing assists in understanding these examples of self‐harm, supplementing feminist readings of craft, and calling attention to local enactments of gender in both refugee studies and in organizational development and change.Keywords
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