Glasgow Women’s Library is developing a new project, Mixing the Colours, which will be looking at women in Scotland and sectarianism – and we’d like your help!
Sectarianism could be defined as: “Narrow-minded beliefs that lead to prejudice, discrimination, malice and ill-will towards members, or presumed members, of a religious denomination.” We will be working with volunteers and learners to find out from them how sectarianism affects women, their lives and their communities in Scotland and we are also developing a list of film, fiction and poetry resources, with sectarian themes.
Ideally we’d like this list to include mostly women writers and film makers. It could be a poem, a short story, a novel or a film and doesn’t have to be set in Scotland – for instance we have already included Nadine Labaki’s film,”Where Do We Go Now?”, which is set against the backdrop of the Lebanese civil war. Also included are novels from Joan Linguard and Theresa Breslin. We will be using these resources to work with different women’s groups and information on the resources will eventually be available on our website for other organisations to access.
We’re especially keen to find short stories and poems around this theme, but accessible material aimed at adults, especially by women writers and directors, is relatively scarce. We’d welcome ideas or suggestions, so if you have any, please do get in touch. You can add a comment to this blog or e-mail info@womenslibrary.org.uk
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