Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Tesis

``I could put this house on fire.'' The everyday resistance of Filipina domestics in Canada

Fecha

1994

Autores

Rita Parikh

Resumen

Filipina migrant domestics are among the most exploited and vulnerable workers in Canadian society today. The fear of deportation coupled with their lack of citizenship rights have meant that they do not often overtly or collectively confront their oppressors. This study argues that where open, collective defiance is neither realistic nor practical, resistance will take on alternative, more subtle forms. While these forms are often non-dramatic, highly routine, and generally ambiguous, they serve, nonetheless, as the most logical and effective means through which the dominated make their claims. Focusing on the stories of 11 migrant women offers a privileged perspective from which the innovative and diverse nature of that resistance can be revealed. This analysis demonstrates that through these discrete acts the women navigate an intricate web of power relations, pushing forward their demands and working the system to their advantage. In the end, it maintains that through such resistance, these women struggle not only to shape their daily environments, but also to challenge the dominant ideology and to effect broader social change.

Number of pages

213

Universidad

Carleton University (Canada)

Departamento Académico

Political Sciences - International Affairs

Nivel

M.A.

Lugar de publicación

Canada

Archivos adjuntos

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

Occupations in services - Domestic work

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas y Casos documentados de abuso

Los grupos destinatarios

Trabajadores (in) migrantes, Legisladores, Periodistas, Conciencia Pública, Los investigadores, Los sindicatos, y ONG / grupos comunitarios / redes de solidaridad

Relevancia geográfica

Filipinas, Vietnam, y National relevance

Esferas de la actividad

Antropología, Derecho, y Ciencias Políticas

Idiomas

Inglés