Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland

TY - BOOK

T1 - Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland

AU - Nic Craith, Máiréad

N1 - Table of Contents: Culture, Identity and the Politics of Difference Culture, Belonging and a Sense of Place The Politics of a Bi-Cultural Society Reviving Ethno-Linguistic Identities Cultures and the Politics of Education Faith Communities and the Politics of Religion The Politics of Popular Culture History, Heritage and Museums The Politics of Culture and Community Select Bibliography

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - Unionists in Northern Ireland have traditionally been committed to citizenship, whereas nationalists have been concerned with culture. Citizenship has been defined in terms of the politics of universalism where each person has individual rights. Nationalists identify with a communal structure, arguing that equality can only be achieved when group differences receive political affirmation. This book traces the redefinition of aspects of Ulster-British culture, as prompted by the Anglo-Irish agreement of 1985. Since that time Irish communal culture has increasingly been endorsed by officialdom. From an interdisciplinary perspective, Máiréad Nic Craith explores the establishment of the Community Relations Council and the development of a bi-cultural infrastructure in spheres such as language, media and museums, and queries whether these developments have dissipated rather than essentialized communities. As unionists develop an interest in cultural affairs and nationalists acquire the language of citizenship, the author proposes that a more equitable future may lie in the concept of cultural citizenship.

AB - Unionists in Northern Ireland have traditionally been committed to citizenship, whereas nationalists have been concerned with culture. Citizenship has been defined in terms of the politics of universalism where each person has individual rights. Nationalists identify with a communal structure, arguing that equality can only be achieved when group differences receive political affirmation. This book traces the redefinition of aspects of Ulster-British culture, as prompted by the Anglo-Irish agreement of 1985. Since that time Irish communal culture has increasingly been endorsed by officialdom. From an interdisciplinary perspective, Máiréad Nic Craith explores the establishment of the Community Relations Council and the development of a bi-cultural infrastructure in spheres such as language, media and museums, and queries whether these developments have dissipated rather than essentialized communities. As unionists develop an interest in cultural affairs and nationalists acquire the language of citizenship, the author proposes that a more equitable future may lie in the concept of cultural citizenship.

M3 - Book

SN - 9780333793862

BT - Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland

ER -