Talking Stones: The Politics of Memorialization in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland

Viggiani, Elisabetta

ISBN 10 : 1782384073 ISBN 13 : 9781782384076

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2014

Synopsis

If memory was simply about past events, public authorities would never put their ever-shrinking budgets at its service. Rather, memory is actually about the present moment, as Pierre Nora puts it: "Through the past, we venerate above all ourselves." This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study, this book investigates how non-state, often proscribed, organizations have filled a societal vacuum in the creation of public memorials. In particular, these groups have sifted through the past to propose "official" collective narratives of national identification, historical legitimation, and moral justifications for violence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elisabetta Viggiani participated in numerous research projects carried out by the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen's University Belfast on public displays of identity, political rituals, and symbols in Northern Ireland. She has published in academic journals and co-edited Friends and Foes (2009), two volumes on the themes of friendship and conflict.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782384073
• ISBN 13: 9781782384076
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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