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Originally from Chicago, Ryan W. Kennihan has been working in
Dublin since 2007 and has taught at various universities. His
architecture is reserved, peaceful and elegant. Each building is a
little gem, where every detail reflects the architecture. For
instance the Vita Family Center in Roscommon assumes the volume and
appearance of the surrounding traditional buildings, while varying
the details in an astute and subtle way. Text in English and
German.
The 1916 Rising is the pivotal yet highly contested moment in Irish
history when militant republicans sought to seize political power
from Britain, and declared - though unsuccessfully in the short
term - an independent state. Credited with inspiring independence
movements in other former colonies, the Rising has been the subject
of histories from the political to the literary. Yet, the rich
variety of objects and images associated with the Rising - from
buttons and medals to souvenir postcards - have not formed a focus
of academic research. This volume of essays will examine the
material and visual culture of the Rising to consider how these
illuminate changing ways of engaging with and understanding this
iconic event. Family keepsakes such as autograph books from
Frongoch internment camp, informal souvenirs such as pieces of
rubble from Dublin's General Post Office, and 'official' souvenirs
such as photo booklets each played a significant role in the
construction of individual and collective memory. In placing
material and visual culture centre stage, this book will examine
how the spaces, objects and images associated with the Rising are
caught up in processes of identity production in both public and
private space as changing socio-political conditions generated new
understandings of 1916 and its aftermath. It addresses the 'things'
of 1916 not as mere illustrations of history, but as having agency
and effect on material practices central to contested concepts of
identity and the creation of social memory.
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Eamonn Doyle (Hardcover)
Eamonn Doyle; Text written by Niall Sweeney, Bob Quinn, David Donohoe, Lisa Godson; Designed by …
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Modernity and religion are not mutually exclusive. Setting German
and Irish church, synagogue and mosque architecture side by side
over the last century highlights the place for the celebration of
the new within faiths whose appeal lies in part in the stability of
belief they offer across time. Inspired by radically modern German
churches of the 1920s and 1930s, this volume offers new insights
into designers of all three types of sacred buildings, working at
home and abroad. It offers new scholarship on the unknown
phenomenon of mid-century ecclesiastical architecture in
sub-Saharan Africa by Irish designers; a critical appraisal of the
overlooked Frank Lloyd Wright-trained Andrew Devane and an analysis
of accommodating difficult pasts and challenging futures with
contemporary synagogue and mosque architecture in Germany. With a
focus on influence and processes, alongside conservationists and
historians, it features critical insights by the designers of some
of the most celebrated contemporary sacred buildings, including
Niall McLaughlin who writes on his multiple award-winning Bishop
Edward King Chapel and Amandus Sattler, architect of the innovative
Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Munich.
Uniform: Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World examines the
role uniform plays in public life and private experience. This
volume explores the social, political, economic, and cultural
significance of various kinds of uniforms to consider how they
embody gender, class, sexuality, race, nationality, and belief.
From the pageantry of uniformed citizens to the rationalizing of
time and labour, this category of dress has enabled distinct forms
of social organization, sometimes repressive, sometimes utopian.
With thematic sections on the social meaning of uniform in the
military, in institutions, and political movements, its use in
fashion, in the workplace, and at leisure, a series of case studies
consider what sartorial uniformity means to the history of the body
and society. Ranging from English public school uniform to sacred
dress in the Vatican, from Australian airline uniforms to the garb
worn by soldiers in combat, Uniform draws attention to a visual and
material practice with the power to regulate or disrupt civil
society. Bringing together original research from emerging and
established academics, this book is essential reading for students
and scholars of fashion, design, art, popular culture,
anthropology, cultural history, and sociology, as well as anyone
interested in what constitutes a "modern" appearance.
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