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

Viggiani, Elisabetta

 
9781785333415: Talking Stones: The Politics of Memorialization in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1785333410 ISBN 13 : 9781785333415
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2016

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.

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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.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785333410
ISBN 13 
9781785333415
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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