Ireland's Drama in British Cities |
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*Early registration deadline is April 12. See Registration page for details The 7th Annual Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference
All Saints Campus, Geoffrey Manton building
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Organisers: |
Aidan Arrowsmith, Manchester Metropolitan University (A.Arrowsmith@mmu.ac.uk) Emilie Pine, University College Dublin (Emilie.Pine@ucd.ie) |
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Mary Hickman, Professor of Irish Studies and Sociology, London Metropolitan University Patrick Mason, Director, Adjunct Professor, University College Dublin, and Visiting Professor, Liverpool Hope University |
Confirmed |
Claire Connolly |
This conference will examine performances of Irish identity in Britain since the beginning of the 19th century – performances including events staged in the theatre and also on the streets - parades, musical performances and political demonstrations as well as plays. Delegates will discuss these performances and their reception by various audiences, and will examine the ways that 'Irishness' – and particularly ‘second-generation Irishness’ – has changed in meaning and association in Britain, pressurised by contexts such as colonialism and nationalism, modernisation and economic change in Ireland, the Troubles, the Peace Process, the ‘new terrorist threat’ post-9-11. Topics will include:
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