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Gaelic Games on Film - From silent films to Hollywood hurling, horror and the emergence of Irish cinema (Hardcover)
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Gaelic Games on Film - From silent films to Hollywood hurling, horror and the emergence of Irish cinema (Hardcover)
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Gaelic games have repeatedly provided filmmakers and producers with
a resonant motif through which they have represented perceived
aspects of Irish identity, perceived as this representation has
been neither straightforward nor unproblematic: in international
productions in particular, Gaelic games have been employed on
occasion as a short hand for regressive stereotypes associated with
Irish people, including their alleged propensity for violence. For
indigenous producers, on the other hand, Gaelic games afforded
distinctive Irish cultural practices and as such were featured to
promote and affirm the Irish nation, particularly as an indigenous
film culture began to emerge in the aftermath of World War II. As
the twentieth century developed, a critical turn became evident
within indigenous productions featuring Gaelic games though the
dominant stereotypes of the past have continued to appear,
particularly in international productions. This study provides the
first major monograph examination of filmic representations of
Gaelic games, charting these representations from the earliest
years of the twentieth century, including silent films such as
Knocknagow (1918) to more recent productions Michael Collins (1996)
and The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). Among the areas
examined are newsreel depictions of Gaelic games; Hollywood's
fascination with hurling in the mid-20th century (including in the
work of Oscar-winning director John Ford), which led to a range of
productions featuring the sport culminating with the
Oscar-nominated short Three Kisses (Paramount, 1955); the
importance of the depictions of Gaelic games to the emergence of a
distinctive Irish film culture post WWII; and the role of Gaelic
games in contemporary cinema. Sean Crosson is Co-Director of the MA
(Sports Journalism and Communication) and Director of Graduate
Research and Teaching in the Huston School of Film & Digital
Media, National University of Ireland Galway. His previous
publications include Sport and Film (Routledge, 2013) and (as
co-editor) Sport, Representation and Evolving Identities in Europe
(Peter Lang, 2010).
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