Visualizing Dublin - Visual Culture, Modernity and the Representation of Urban Space (Paperback, New edition)

Dublin has held an important place throughout Ireland's cultural history. The shifting configurations of the city's streetscapes have been marked by the ideological frameworks of imperialism, its architecture embedded within the cultural politics of the nation, and its monuments and sculptures mobilized to envision the economic ambitions of the state. This book examines the relationship of Dublin to Ireland's social history through the city's visual culture. Through specific case studies of Dublin's streetscapes, architecture and sculpture and its depiction in literature, photography and cinema, the contributors discuss the significance of visual experiences and representations of the city to our understanding of Irish cultural life, both past and present. Drawing together scholars from across the arts, humanities and social sciences, the collection addresses two emerging themes in Irish studies: the intersection of the city with cultural politics, and the role of the visual in projecting Irish cultural identity. The essays not only ask new questions of existing cultural histories but also identify previously unexplored visual representations of the city. The book's interdisciplinary approach seeks to broaden established understandings of visual culture within Irish studies to incorporate not only visual artefacts, but also textual descriptions and ocular experiences that contribute to how we come to look at, see and experience both Dublin and Ireland.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Reimagining Ireland, 48
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2014
Editors:	Justin Carville
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	324
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-430802-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Typography Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	3-03-430802-7
Barcode:	9783034308021

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