Author: Annie Caulfield
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193591X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Annie Caulfield's early years were spent by the seaside in Ireland. However, the family shifted to Sixties London and soon she wasn't sure who she was - was she English, was she Irish, and if so, what kind of Irish? Watching the news of The Troubles, she was unable to recognise the country she'd left behind. On return journeys to visit her family over the last thirty years, she discovers how much The Troubles have caused weird and successful aspects of the country's life and history to be overlooked. Caulfield's background is religiously and politically mixed, giving her a unique and often astute perspective on The Troubles. This is an Irish emigrant's tale, asking whether you can ever really go back to your roots. If you were a punk rocker when others were on hunger strike, can you really put your hand on your heart and say 'my people'? If you get a headache and go home to watch Big Brother on 12th July, are you just too flippant to understand your own country? There are many books on the recent history of Northern Ireland, but none give such a funny insight into the lives of ordinary people as Annie Caulfield's affectionate portrait of 'Alternative Ulster'.
Irish Blood, English Heart, Ulster Fry
Author: Annie Caulfield
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193591X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Annie Caulfield's early years were spent by the seaside in Ireland. However, the family shifted to Sixties London and soon she wasn't sure who she was - was she English, was she Irish, and if so, what kind of Irish? Watching the news of The Troubles, she was unable to recognise the country she'd left behind. On return journeys to visit her family over the last thirty years, she discovers how much The Troubles have caused weird and successful aspects of the country's life and history to be overlooked. Caulfield's background is religiously and politically mixed, giving her a unique and often astute perspective on The Troubles. This is an Irish emigrant's tale, asking whether you can ever really go back to your roots. If you were a punk rocker when others were on hunger strike, can you really put your hand on your heart and say 'my people'? If you get a headache and go home to watch Big Brother on 12th July, are you just too flippant to understand your own country? There are many books on the recent history of Northern Ireland, but none give such a funny insight into the lives of ordinary people as Annie Caulfield's affectionate portrait of 'Alternative Ulster'.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193591X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Annie Caulfield's early years were spent by the seaside in Ireland. However, the family shifted to Sixties London and soon she wasn't sure who she was - was she English, was she Irish, and if so, what kind of Irish? Watching the news of The Troubles, she was unable to recognise the country she'd left behind. On return journeys to visit her family over the last thirty years, she discovers how much The Troubles have caused weird and successful aspects of the country's life and history to be overlooked. Caulfield's background is religiously and politically mixed, giving her a unique and often astute perspective on The Troubles. This is an Irish emigrant's tale, asking whether you can ever really go back to your roots. If you were a punk rocker when others were on hunger strike, can you really put your hand on your heart and say 'my people'? If you get a headache and go home to watch Big Brother on 12th July, are you just too flippant to understand your own country? There are many books on the recent history of Northern Ireland, but none give such a funny insight into the lives of ordinary people as Annie Caulfield's affectionate portrait of 'Alternative Ulster'.
Irish Blood, English Heart
Author: Darren Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435308
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Irish Blood, English Heart is an exploration of how memories, real and imagined, can shape our lives. Ray is a charming, enigmatic and successful comedian turned author. His brother Con is a London taxi driver struggling to keep his family together and bruised by his brother's success. When the two meet in a mysterious lockup following their estranged father's death, raw memories and unspoken truths come spilling out. Irish Blood, English Heart was performed at Trafalgar Studios, 2 May 2011 - 21 May 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435308
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Irish Blood, English Heart is an exploration of how memories, real and imagined, can shape our lives. Ray is a charming, enigmatic and successful comedian turned author. His brother Con is a London taxi driver struggling to keep his family together and bruised by his brother's success. When the two meet in a mysterious lockup following their estranged father's death, raw memories and unspoken truths come spilling out. Irish Blood, English Heart was performed at Trafalgar Studios, 2 May 2011 - 21 May 2011
British Popular Music and National Identity in the 1990s
Author: Anja Thümmler
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3869436646
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.3, University of Leipzig, language: English, abstract: This thesis evaluates the relation between British popular music and national identity. It concentrates on developments during the 1990s, bringing together all three popular genres of pop music during that period: indie rock, dance music and black music. Taking into account theoretical considerations on popular music, this thesis applies theories of collective identities in general and national identity in particular to Nineties pop. By analyzing an example of popular music media as well as selected music texts, the discourses within popular music culture are being compared to general discourses on questions of national identity within Great Britain.
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3869436646
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.3, University of Leipzig, language: English, abstract: This thesis evaluates the relation between British popular music and national identity. It concentrates on developments during the 1990s, bringing together all three popular genres of pop music during that period: indie rock, dance music and black music. Taking into account theoretical considerations on popular music, this thesis applies theories of collective identities in general and national identity in particular to Nineties pop. By analyzing an example of popular music media as well as selected music texts, the discourses within popular music culture are being compared to general discourses on questions of national identity within Great Britain.
Irish Blood, English Heart
Author: Sean Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859184905
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Providing a full account of second-generation Irish cultural music production in post-war England, this book examines the work of artists such as Shane MacGowan, Kevin Rowland, Johnny Marr and Morrissey.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859184905
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Providing a full account of second-generation Irish cultural music production in post-war England, this book examines the work of artists such as Shane MacGowan, Kevin Rowland, Johnny Marr and Morrissey.
Why pamper life's complexities?
Author: Sean Campbell
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847794734
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
For five short years in the 1980s, a four-piece Manchester band released a collection of records that had undeniably profound effects on the landscape of popular music and beyond. Today, public and critical appreciation of The Smiths is at its height, yet the most important British band after The Beatles have rarely been subject to sustained academic scrutiny. Why pamper life’s complexities?: Essays on The Smiths seeks to remedy this by bringing together diverse research disciplines to place the band in a series of enlightening social, cultural and political contexts as never before. Topics covered by the essays range from class, sexuality, Catholicism, Thatcherism, regional and national identities, to cinema, musical poetics, suicide and fandom. Lyrics, interviews, the city of Manchester, cultural iconography and the cult of Morrissey are all considered anew. The essays breach the standard confines of music history, rock biography and pop culture studies to give a sustained critical analysis of the band that is timely and illuminating. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of sociology, literature, geography, cultural and media studies. It is also intended for a wider audience of those interested in the enduring appeal of one of the most complex and controversial bands. Accessible and original, these essays will help to contextualise the lasting cultural legacy of The Smiths.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847794734
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
For five short years in the 1980s, a four-piece Manchester band released a collection of records that had undeniably profound effects on the landscape of popular music and beyond. Today, public and critical appreciation of The Smiths is at its height, yet the most important British band after The Beatles have rarely been subject to sustained academic scrutiny. Why pamper life’s complexities?: Essays on The Smiths seeks to remedy this by bringing together diverse research disciplines to place the band in a series of enlightening social, cultural and political contexts as never before. Topics covered by the essays range from class, sexuality, Catholicism, Thatcherism, regional and national identities, to cinema, musical poetics, suicide and fandom. Lyrics, interviews, the city of Manchester, cultural iconography and the cult of Morrissey are all considered anew. The essays breach the standard confines of music history, rock biography and pop culture studies to give a sustained critical analysis of the band that is timely and illuminating. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of sociology, literature, geography, cultural and media studies. It is also intended for a wider audience of those interested in the enduring appeal of one of the most complex and controversial bands. Accessible and original, these essays will help to contextualise the lasting cultural legacy of The Smiths.
Choosing the Green?
Author: Brian Dooley
Publisher: Beyond Pale Publications
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Brian Dooley looks at what it means to be second,or third generation Irish today. He traces the,history of prominent and unsung second/third,generation individuals in the founding of the,modern Irish state. The impact of IRA actions in,Britain on victims, on the justice system and on,second and third generation activists is,considered in detail. The author's assessment of,how the armed conflict helped shape second/third,generation Irish identity in Britain includes the,role of Irish people in the British Army. Dooley,also highlights their role in the peace process.
Publisher: Beyond Pale Publications
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Brian Dooley looks at what it means to be second,or third generation Irish today. He traces the,history of prominent and unsung second/third,generation individuals in the founding of the,modern Irish state. The impact of IRA actions in,Britain on victims, on the justice system and on,second and third generation activists is,considered in detail. The author's assessment of,how the armed conflict helped shape second/third,generation Irish identity in Britain includes the,role of Irish people in the British Army. Dooley,also highlights their role in the peace process.
Athanor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Semiotics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Semiotics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Essential Rock Discography
Author: Martin Charles Strong
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
Book Description
Covers British and American artists and groups, including a biography or history and chronological discographical listings in each entry.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
Book Description
Covers British and American artists and groups, including a biography or history and chronological discographical listings in each entry.
Prospect
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Batanga
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description