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Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland - Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy (Hardcover)
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Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland - Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Literacy
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Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland:
Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy offers new insights into
literacy and illiteracy in the context of twentieth-century
Ireland. Through a close analysis of archived documentation from
educational, military, and parliamentary sources, the book reveals
a potent narrative of full literacy that promoted literacy
proficiency as a facet of the Irish national identity and
suppressed any formal acknowledgment of illiteracy within the adult
population. Tobin applies a sociological approach and uses
Foucauldian concepts of knowledge, power, discourse, and silence to
examine how constructions of "illiteracy" and the "illiterate
person" varied over time, while also being entwined with activities
of nation-building in the twentieth century. Though focused on
Irish society from 1900 to 1980, this volume also offers a resonant
lens through which to approach the "Decade of Centenaries", an
Irish Government initiative spanning 2012-2023 that commemorates
significant events in the history of the Irish state. Relevant to
any readers with an interest in the Irish experience of
independence, decolonisation, and postcolonialism, this book will
be a useful companion for scholars and postgraduate students of
literacy and Irish studies more broadly.
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