Ireland and Cultural Theory - by Colin Graham & Richard Kirkland (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Ireland and Cultural Theory is a unique and timely collection offering the first major assessment of how theoretical readings of 'Ireland' and Irish culture have begun to question the grounds of debate in Irish studies. Contributions engage with the concept of the 'authentic' in Irish culture through analyses of film, television and literature, emigration, and institutional critical practice. This lively and challenging volume will be of interest to lecturers and students in the field of cultural studies, Irish studies and critical theory.

Review Quotes

'This book is a timely provocation to rethink our accepted notions of Irishness and Britishness in the light of recent debates in literary theory, gender research and the postcolonial controversy. A pioneering publication at the cutting edge of contemporary cultural studies' - Richard Kearney, Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin, author of Postnationalist Ireland

About the Author

CLAIRE CONNOLLY Lecturer, School of English Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff TOM HERRON Lecturer in English, University of Aberdeen EAMONN HUGHES Lecturer, School of English, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland JIM MACLAUGHLIN Political Geographer, University College Cork LANCE PETTITT Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies, St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill SHAUN RICHARDS Head of Literature, Staffordshire University GERRY SMYTH is currently working on a book on contemporary Irish fiction BRONWEN WALTER Senior Lecturer in Geography, Anglia Polytechnic University