Abstract
heritage remain contested: a key example of dissonant heritage in a historically
divided city. As part of an ongoing peace process following the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the remapping of the urban landscape has been undertaken through the regeneration of key parts of the built environment and specific initiatives to reimage the city. These were given added impetus by the designation of the city as the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013 to project an image of a city whose historic divisions had been healed. This chapter examines how the site of the former Ebrington military barracks has been transformed to support this process.
I am concerned with how a variety of forms of performance have engendered a
new spatial imaginary, ‘constituted through the lived experiences, perceptions and conceptions of space itself ’ (Wolford 2004 : 410), within which the ethno- religious divisions of the city’s past are healed.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Urban Heritage in Divided Cities |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contested Pasts |
| Editors | Mirjana Ristic, Sybille Frank |
| Place of Publication | London and New York |
| Chapter | 14 |
| Pages | 223-237 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429460388 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Key Issues in Cultural Heritage |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Routledge |
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Keywords
- Heritage/Cultural Tourism
- post-conflict heritage
- performance and heritage
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Performing Imaginary Healings : The post- conflict heritage of Ebrington Barracks . / Maguire, Tom.
Urban Heritage in Divided Cities: Contested Pasts. ed. / Mirjana Ristic; Sybille Frank. 1st. ed. London and New York, 2019. p. 223-237 (Key Issues in Cultural Heritage).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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N1 - Dr Tom Maguire is the Head of the School of Arts and Humanities. He teaches and researches in Drama and in Heritage Studies.
PY - 2019/10/4
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N2 - The name Derry- Londonderry in Northern Ireland attests to how its identity andheritage remain contested: a key example of dissonant heritage in a historicallydivided city. As part of an ongoing peace process following the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the remapping of the urban landscape has been undertaken through the regeneration of key parts of the built environment and specific initiatives to reimage the city. These were given added impetus by the designation of the city as the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013 to project an image of a city whose historic divisions had been healed. This chapter examines how the site of the former Ebrington military barracks has been transformed to support this process. I am concerned with how a variety of forms of performance have engendered anew spatial imaginary, ‘constituted through the lived experiences, perceptions and conceptions of space itself ’ (Wolford 2004 : 410), within which the ethno- religious divisions of the city’s past are healed.
AB - The name Derry- Londonderry in Northern Ireland attests to how its identity andheritage remain contested: a key example of dissonant heritage in a historicallydivided city. As part of an ongoing peace process following the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the remapping of the urban landscape has been undertaken through the regeneration of key parts of the built environment and specific initiatives to reimage the city. These were given added impetus by the designation of the city as the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013 to project an image of a city whose historic divisions had been healed. This chapter examines how the site of the former Ebrington military barracks has been transformed to support this process. I am concerned with how a variety of forms of performance have engendered anew spatial imaginary, ‘constituted through the lived experiences, perceptions and conceptions of space itself ’ (Wolford 2004 : 410), within which the ethno- religious divisions of the city’s past are healed.
KW - Heritage/Cultural Tourism
KW - post-conflict heritage
KW - performance and heritage
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