Philosophical perspectives on contemporary Ireland / edited by Clara Fischer and Áine Mahon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Clara, 1980- editor.

Mahon, Áine, editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 132.

Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Civilization--21st century.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This is the first book to bring a philosophical lens to issues of socio-political and cultural importance in twenty-first century Ireland. While the social, political, and economic landscape of contemporary Ireland has inspired extensive scholarly debate both within and well beyond the field of Irish Studies, there is a distinct lack of philosophical voices in these discussions. The aim of this volume is to enrich the fields of Philosophy and Irish Studies by encouraging a manifestly philosophical exploration of contemporary issues and concerns. The essays in this volume collectively address diverse philosophical questions on contemporary Ireland by exploring a variety of themes, including: diaspora, exile, return; women's bodies and autonomy; historic injustices and national healing; remembering and commemoration; institutionalisation and containment; colonialism and Ireland as "home"; conflict and violence; Northern Ireland and the peace process; nationalism, patriotism, and masculinities; ethnicity, immigration, and identity; and translation, art and culture. Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Ireland marks a significant contribution to contemporary theorizations of Ireland by incorporating both Irish and transatlantic perspectives. It will appeal to a broad audience of scholars and advanced students working in philosophy, Irish Studies, feminist theory, history, legal studies, and literary theory. Beyond academia, it will also engage those interested in contemporary Ireland from policy and civil society perspectives."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

1 Crossing Ireland's Boundaries, Real and Imagined

Part I Memory, Trauma, and Recovery

2 The Risk of Hospitality: Exchanging Stories, Changing History

3 "In the Frail Way That People Assemble Themselves" (McGahern): Feeling Shame About Tuam

Part II Citizenship, Injustice, and the Law

4 "Take Me to Church": Sexual Citizenship and Spatial Justice in Ireland

5 State Shame, Sovereignty, and Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse

6 Ireland After the Celtic Tiger: A Study in Social Injustice

Part III Nation Building and Post/Coloniality: Ireland North and South

7 Civil Society and Non-Violent Political Action in Northern Ireland

8 Is Irish Reunification Republican?

9 Irish Republican Masculinities: The Politics of Humiliation

Part IV Irish Cultural Imaginaries: Dislocation, Diaspora, and Home

10 Coast-Modernism: Wittgenstein, Primitivism, and the West of Ireland

11 Exile, Dislocation, and Home-Spaces: Irish Narratives

Part V Language, Identity, and Erasure

12 Racisms, Identity, and Anti-Racist Learner-Citizenship

13 Who's Afraid of the Irish Language?: The National-Philosophical Possibilities of a Lost Tongue

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-58129-7

0-429-58319-2

0-429-19933-3

9780429199332

OCLC:

1122681134