Ireland and cultural theory
Subtitle: the mechanics of authenticity
By: edited by Colin Graham and Richard Kirkland.
Contributors: Graham, Colin, 1967-; Kirkland, Richard.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; National characteristics, Irish, in literature.; National characteristics, Irish.; Irish -- Great Britain.; Culture.; Ireland -- Civilization -- Theory, etc.; Ireland -- In literature.
Description: Ireland and Cultural Theory is a collection of new work in Irish studies, assessing how theoretical readings of 'Ireland' have begun to question the established grounds of debate in Irish culture. Through analyses of film, television, literature, emigration and institutional critical practice, these essays examine how the notion of the 'authentic' interacts with and underlies the construction of Irish identity and its cultural forms and politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index.