Irish/ness is all around us : language revivalism and the culture of ethnic identity in Northern Ireland /
Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of 'Irish culture' in the domains of language, music, dance and sports. The author'...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2013.
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| Series: | Integration and conflict studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Irish/ness Is All Around Us; Irish/ness Is All Around Us Language Revivalism and the Culture of Ethnic Identity in Northern Ireland; Contents; List of Maps, Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements ~ Buíochas; Glossary of Irish Terms, Local Expressions and Abbreviations; Prologue; Chapter 1 A Walk of Life Entering Catholic West Belfast; Chapter 2 Framing the Research Analytical Approach and Methodology; Part I The Irish Language in Catholic West Belfast; Chapter 3 Fáilte isteach
- Welcome In; Chapter 4 Becoming a Gaeilgeoir.
- Chapter 5 On Prophets, Godfathers, Rebels and Prostitutes A Contemporary History of the Irish Language in Catholic West BelfastChapter 6 'Our own native language' Local Representations and Practices of the Irish Language; Part II Irish Identity in Catholic West Belfast; Chapter 7 'It's part of what we are' Identifying Identity; Chapter 8 Becoming (Aware of) Who You Are Irish; Chapter 9 Casting Nets of Identity A Contemporary History of Irishness in Catholic West Belfast; Chapter 10 'Something inside so strong' Local Representations and Practices of Irishness; Epilogue.
- Chapter 11 'Trying to make sense of it all' Identity Matters in Catholic West BelfastPost Scriptum; Bibliography; Index.
