Abstract
CONSTANCE MARKIEVICZ (1868–1927) remains a contentious figure in the memory of the 1916 Easter Rising, not least because of her wholehearted advocacy of violence. With such a legacy how should we understand her premeditated act of commissioning photographs of herself in military-style dress just weeks before the insurrection? What to wear for a revolution might appear to be a frivolous dilemma, but it preoccupied Markievicz in the run-up to the Rising. This essay argues that recognizing these military portraits as the conscious production of what historian Guy Beiner might label a prememory text—as an attempt to preempt history—offers a means of accessing the hopes and anxieties of those aspiring to shape history.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 94-122 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Eire Ireland |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 & 4 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Dec 2019 |
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Gail Baylis
- School of Communication and Media - Lecturer - Media Studies
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Lecturer
- Media Research
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