Abstract
In 2013 Derry/Londonderry became the first UK City of Culture. This paper examines this year long festival as a series of extended acts of memory making. Following neurobiologist Israel Rosenfield’s theorization of memory as constantly invented in the present, here the City of Culture is conceived of as an elaborate and complex performance of memories in transition and/or the staging of a post-peace microutopian future emblematic of the agreed Northern Irish state. These processes are then considered in relation to a perceived sense of Northern Ireland being currently both spatially redesigned and commercially rebranded.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
| Publisher | Queen's University Belfast |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 4 Apr 2013 |
| Event | City of Memories: Performing and Media in the Post Conflict City. An International Colloquium, funded by the British Academy - Queens University of Belfast Duration: 4 Apr 2013 → … |
Conference
| Conference | City of Memories: Performing and Media in the Post Conflict City. An International Colloquium, funded by the British Academy |
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| Period | 4/04/13 → … |