ABSTRACT
Using an interdisciplinary and transhistorical framework this book examines the cultural, material, and symbolic articulations of Irish migration relationships from the medieval period through to the contemporary post-Celtic Tiger era. With attention to people’s different uses of social space, relationships with and memories of the landscape, as well as their symbolic expressions of diasporic identity, Heritage, Diaspora and the Consumption of Culture examines the different forms of diaspora over time and contributes to contemporary debates on home, foreignness, globalization and consumption. By examining various movements of people into and out of Ireland, the book explores how expressions of cultural capital and symbolic power have changed over time in the Irish collective imagination, shedding light on the ways in which Ireland is represented and Irish culture consumed and materialized overseas. Arranged around the themes of home and location, identity and material culture, and global culture and consumption, this collection brings together the work of scholars from the UK, Ireland, Europe, the US and Canada, to explore the ways in which the processes of movement affect the people’s negotiation and contestation of concepts of identity, the local and the global. As such, it will appeal to scholars working in fields such as sociology, politics, cultural studies, history and archaeology, with interests in migration, gender studies, diasporic identities, heritage and material culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|82 pages
Rethinking Place and Location
chapter Chapter 1|16 pages
Building Fences in Viking Dublin: Exploring Ireland's First Urban Community
chapter Chapter 2|21 pages
Wilderness, Suffering and Civilization: Representations of Erris, County Mayo 1
chapter Chapter 3|28 pages
The Creation of the ‘Irish Loop': Ethnicity, Collective Historical Memory, and Place 1
chapter Chapter 4|14 pages
Neoliberal Landscapes of Migration in Ireland: The Space, Management and Experiences of Asylum Seekers
part Section II|66 pages
Memory and Mobility
chapter Chapter 5|19 pages
How the Irish Became American: Reflections on the History of the Irish in the United States
part Section III|77 pages
Global Culture and Consumption