Remediating Family Photography: Savita’s Image and the Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment

Following her tragic death in October 2012, a snapshot of Savita Halappanavar became the face of the movement to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution prohibiting abortion. This smiling photographic portrait, which had originated in a domestic, familial realm, was re-appropriated and ga...

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Main Author: Orla Fitzpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lectito Journals 2022-03-01
Series:Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics
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Online Access:https://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/remediating-family-photography-savitas-image-and-the-campaign-to-repeal-the-8th-amendment-11752.pdf