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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Irish identity"”.
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On the Other Side of the Hyphen: Vietnamese-Irish Identity
… the first instance—were invited to do so by the Irish Government. Religious and non-governmental organisations carried out much of the resettlement work, however. The majority of the refugees were dispersed to a variety of locations throughout Ireland, from Tralee and Portlaoise to Cork City. In …
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The negotiation of an Irish identity in New York 2008 to 2019
… show that the identities in twenty-first century Irish New York are composed of layers; debate the complexities and dynamics between them, including tensions, overlaps and contrasts that became evident during research. I will show examples of how Irish identity is negotiated, settled upon and …
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Advent of the Everyday Cathleen: Katharine Tynan and Motifs of Irish Identity 1911-1921
… an esteemed author in the forefront of the Irish Literary Revival, frequented the social, political, and artistic circles of colleagues such as W.B. Yeats and George Russell (AE); alongside her male counterparts, she fostered friendships and collaborated in reciprocal mentorships that …
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Moving Image, Montage and Memory: The development of a critical documentary practice, exploring Irish identity through an exploration into found film archives and the cinematic treatment of time and memory
… minority in an attempt to correct perceptions of Irishness. This thesis seeks to enrich the discourse surrounding the way Irish identity is reconciled through the moving image. The theme is explored through an investigation of a previously unseen film archive—The Martin Archive—alongside my own …
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"I'm gonna be free": listening to expressions of queer identity and cultural Catholicism in the music of contemporary Irish artists
… of my research into the relationship between Irish cultural Catholicism and queer Irish identity as revealed and complicated through music. For many, queer identity and Irish identity are polarised, situated at a point of tension as a result of the homophobic teachings of the Catholic church, …
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Reshaping Nationalist Discourse: Irish Novelists of the Young Free State
… and peasant literature to constructions of Irishness. Drawing on popular peasant autobiographies and Revival literature, the novel, masquerading as autobiography, produces a metadiscourse about Irish identity that shatters the myth of authenticity at the heart of nationalism.
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Paradigms of Irishness for Young People in Dublin
The history of Ireland highlights how Irish identity has proved to be both an emotive and divisive force in Irish society. Events in both pre and post-independent Ireland point out how central Irishness has been within Irish society and also highlights how a sense of national identity has often …
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Acquiescence and resistance in the comic operas of John O’Keeffe for the London stage
Irish playwright John O’Keeffe (1737–1833) wrote some of the most popular musical works for the London stage, which consisted of spoken dialogue and songs interwoven throughout. While modern scholarship explores issues of identity, subversion, satire, and colonialism in O’Keeffe’s musical works, it …
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Acts of hospitality: Relations between ‘guest’ and ‘host’ as art practice
… conditions that lie beneath or behind my ‘Irish’ identity. In this research, I consider the perspectives of guest and host, not as binary but as interconnected. The movement or flow between perspectives is embodied in acts of hospitality. I have identified the hotel as an ideal site to …
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The Belfast Boycott: Consumerism, Gender, and the Irish Border, 1920-1922
… perceived intolerance toward Catholics, and end Irish partition. The boycott was set off by the expulsion of several thousand Catholic workers from employment in Belfast in July 1920. A total boycott of all goods coming from Belfast was implemented by the Dáil in September 1920. Boycotting …
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"Eolas to Ma:" Construction of Postnational Space in the Interstitial Visions of Heaney, Carson and Morrissey
… Richard Kearney addresses the issue of the Irish community today. He notes how an Irish diaspora of seventy million "challenged the inherited definitions of state nationalism" (99). He then notices how "the Irish word for province is coiced which means fifth" (99) and, though contemporary …
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Cartoon Saloon as Mythopoeic: Reimagining Irish Mythology through Animation
Cartoon Saloon, an Irish animation studio based in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, explores themes of liminality, urbanization, and coming of age in its trio of Irish folklore-themed films. Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and Wolfwalkers each explore Irish identity, folklore, and community through …
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"'The Dead Travel Fast'": The Gothic Politics of Irish Literature
… by English authors it finds significant use in Irish literature. There has been debate over how this genre should be defined, but I would suggest that instead of trying to force the Gothic into the categories of mode/tradition or Catholic/Protestant, it should be allowed to enact its own …
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Constructing Irishness: nationalism, archaeology and the historic built environment in an independent state
… division of society to which the native Catholic Irish did not apparently ascribe, or from which they were excluded. Assessments of value made by reactive amenity bodies such as the Irish Georgian Society did little to dispel the notion that formal architecture did not accord with Irishness, as …
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Nationalism In Ireland: Archaeology, Myth, And Identity
A nation is defined by a collective identity that is constructed in part through interpretation of past places and events. In this paper, I examine the links between nationalism and archaeology and how the past is used in the construction of contemporary Irish national identity. In Ireland, …
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“Everything and Nothing”: Exhibiting Irishness at the Chicago World Fair of 1893
… to investigate the overlapping productions of Irish identity at the Irish Villages of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. Conceptualized and designed by two British philanthropists and businesswomen, the Irish Villages presented an Irishness shaped by Ireland’s long history of colonial rule. For …
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National identity construction and the popular ballad in nineteenth century Ireland
… the construction of a nationalist sense of Irish identity through the medium of popular culture specifically song lyrics throughout the nineteenth century. The English language songtexts that this work is based on provide evidence of the process of Anglicisation which, some would have it, …
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The migrant in contemporary Irish literature and film:representations and perspectives
… society. A growing body of contemporary Irish literature and film is engaging with the reality of multi-cultural Ireland and representing the challenges of migrant life from a variety of perspectives. At the same time, these narratives reflect the contradictions, confusions and concerns …
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Evelyn Gleeson and The Dun Emer Guild: Redefining a Woman’s Place in the Arts
… of specific women who revolutionized Irish art. The thesis emphasizes aspects of art often omitted from art history, including “domestic” pieces such as weaving, embroidery, clothing, and fabrics. During the late nineteenth century, the English Arts and Crafts Movement stimulated a …
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POSTNATIONALISM, HYBRIDITY, AND UTOPIA IN PAUL DURCAN’S POETRY: TOWARD AN IRISH MINORITARIAN LITERATURE
… AND UTOPIA IN PAUL DURCAN’S POETRY: TOWARD AN IRISH MINORITARIAN LITERATUREThe main question for contemporary Irish poet Paul Durcan (1944-) is how to find a way out of a rigid concept of national identity established by the Roman Catholic, middle-class, nationalist majority group in Ireland. …
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