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Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument (Reappraisals in Irish History LUP)
Emily Mark Fitzgerald
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Paperback. Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument explores the history of the 1840s Irish Famine in visual representation, commemoration and collective memory from the 19th century until the present, across Ireland and the nations of its diaspora, explaining why since the 1990s the Famine past has come to matter so much in our present. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 768.
Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument presents for the first time a visual cultural history of the 1840s Irish Famine, tracing its representation and commemoration from the 19th century up to its 150th anniversary in the 1990s and beyond. As the watershed event of 19th century Ireland, the Famine's political and social impacts profoundly shaped modern Ireland and the nations of its diaspora. Yet up until the 1990s, the memory of the Famine remained relatively muted and neglected, attracting little public attention. Thus the Famine commemorative boom of the mid-1990s was unprecedented in scale and output, with close to one hundred monuments newly constructed across Ireland, Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia. Drawing on an extensive global survey of recent community and national responses to the Famine's anniversary, and by outlining why these memories matter and to whom, this book argues how the phenomenon of Famine commemoration may be understood in the context of a growing memorial culture worldwide. It offers an innovative look at a well-known migration history whilst exploring how a now-global ethnic community redefines itself through acts of public memory and representation.
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reappraisals in Irish History
Condition
New
Weight
767g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781381694
SKU
V9781781381694
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About Emily Mark Fitzgerald
Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald is a Lecturer in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin.
Reviews for Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument (Reappraisals in Irish History LUP)
A timely and engaging look at the memory and public memorialisation of the Famine. As we progress through the decade of commemorations, many of the issues discussed in relation to the Famine will take on a fresh significance, and the issues and questions that Mark-Fitzgerald raises will provide some solid insights and lessons.
The Irish Times
In this superb book about a complex subject, Emily Mark-Fitzgerald cogently charts the complicated history of how the Famine has been visually represented, especially since the 150th commemorations. Emily Mark-Fitzgerald commands a challenging literature with great facility. It is a landmark study, which will stand the test of time.
Irish Arts Review
Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and Monument is an engaging look at the memory and memorialization of the Famine.
Irish Central
'Emily Mark-Fitzgerald's book will have certainly paved the way for and influenced the debate [on the Irish Famine]. It is a remarkable study which crosses several disciplines and which will be of interest to many.' Irish Literary Supplement 'Mark-Fitzgerald's excellent book will have an important position as questions arise around the relationship between the high-profile memory practices relating to the Irish Famine, so centred on creating a usable narrative of the past and of Irish identity, and the more recent traumatic memories which were being actively suppressed and silenced during the same period. Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument is sure to enrich several disciplines, from social and visual histories to the study of Irish culture, both in Ireland and throughout the diaspora.' Niamh NicGhabhann, Irish Studies Review Reviews 'Fresh and perceptive ... a compelling and incisive study of famine monuments which offers valuable and timely insights into the practices and processes of memorialization.' Margaret Kelleher
The Irish Times
In this superb book about a complex subject, Emily Mark-Fitzgerald cogently charts the complicated history of how the Famine has been visually represented, especially since the 150th commemorations. Emily Mark-Fitzgerald commands a challenging literature with great facility. It is a landmark study, which will stand the test of time.
Irish Arts Review
Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and Monument is an engaging look at the memory and memorialization of the Famine.
Irish Central
'Emily Mark-Fitzgerald's book will have certainly paved the way for and influenced the debate [on the Irish Famine]. It is a remarkable study which crosses several disciplines and which will be of interest to many.' Irish Literary Supplement 'Mark-Fitzgerald's excellent book will have an important position as questions arise around the relationship between the high-profile memory practices relating to the Irish Famine, so centred on creating a usable narrative of the past and of Irish identity, and the more recent traumatic memories which were being actively suppressed and silenced during the same period. Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument is sure to enrich several disciplines, from social and visual histories to the study of Irish culture, both in Ireland and throughout the diaspora.' Niamh NicGhabhann, Irish Studies Review Reviews 'Fresh and perceptive ... a compelling and incisive study of famine monuments which offers valuable and timely insights into the practices and processes of memorialization.' Margaret Kelleher