Irish Studies and the Dynamics of Memory presents the latest research from Irish studies scholars across a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, theatre, photography and folklore, and generates new and challenging insights into the dynamics of cultural remembrance in Irish society. Featuring contributions by leading researchers in the field such as Guy Beiner, Graham Dawson and Emilie Pine, this collection demonstrates how the examination of Irish cultural legacies can illuminate our understanding of processes of identity formation, heritage policies, canonization, musealization and the transgenerational and transcultural inflections of the past. Investigating topics such as trauma, contested politics and commemorative practices, and exploring recent theoretical developments, the volume offers an interdisciplinary overview of the recent cross-fertilization between memory studies and Irish studies.
ISBN: | 9783034322362 |
Publication date: | 29th November 2016 |
Author: | Eamon Maher, Marguerite Corporaal, Christopher Cusack, Ruud van den Beuken |
Publisher: | Peter Lang Edition an imprint of Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 360 pages |
Genres: |
Literary studies: general Social and cultural history National liberation and independence Theatre studies Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers European history Photography and photographs |