Over the past decade the historically strife-ridden and
impoverished nation of Ireland has emerged as one of the economic
and social miracles of Europe. A booming software-based economy
dubbed "the Celtic Tiger" has spurred an escalating standard of
living, an influx of diaspora returnees and other immigrants,
enormous growth in housing and infrastructure, and an uncommon
flourishing in the arts. As a result, the Irish find themselves
confronted with a new set of questions about who they are, where
they are going, and how they will get there.The present volume is
the outgrowth (though not the proceedings) of an unprecedented
conference featuring more than one hundred renowned Irish writers,
scholars, artists, musicians, and political and religious figures,
who converged in Charlottesville in May of 2003 under the auspices
of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Over four days,
participants engaged in a broad and lively consideration of the
present realities and future trajectory of Irish culture:
Re-Imagining Ireland, the book, comprises a generous and varied
sampling of their voices and views. Each of the ten main essays is
followed and beautifully complemented by shorter, topically related
pieces from the likes of Roddy Doyle, Colm Toibin, and Frank
McCourt, among others. The essay by Declan McGonagle, chairman of
the Department of Art and Design at the University of Ulster, is
supplemented by a selection of images from the Irish Museum of
Modern Art, which were featured in a special exhibition at the
original conference. This volume also includes a DVD of the
companion documentary film Re-Imagining Ireland, which has aired on
several PBS stations as well as on RTE (Irish public
television).
ContributorsFintan O'Toole * Helen Shaw * Peter McVerry * Liz
O'Donnell * Peadar Kirby * Theo Dorgan * Colm Toibin * Frank
McCourt * Larry Kirwan * Lenwood Sloan * Luke Gibbons * Roddy Doyle
* Michael Collins * Noel Ignatiev * Angela Bourke * Aodan Mac
Poilin * Declan McGonagle * Malcolm Maclean * Susan McKay * Fintan
O'Toole * Arthur Aughey * Ed Moloney * Nuala O'Loan * Joe Lee *
Kerby A. Miller * Patrick Griffin * Henry Glassie * Mary P.
Corcoran * Pat Cooke * Roy Foster * Mick Moloney * Nicholas Carolan
* Jean Butler * Martin McLoone * Trish McAdam * Rod Stoneman
Published in association with Virginia Foundation for the
Humanities
General
Imprint: |
University of Virginia Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2006 |
First published: |
November 2006 |
Dimensions: |
240 x 162 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
295 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8139-2544-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8139-2544-4 |
Barcode: |
9780813925448 |
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