The Politics and Polemics of Culture in Ireland, 1800-2010

ISBN-13: 9780367567804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 460 str.

Pat Cooke

Opis

This book provides a uniquely detailed historical account of the discursive processes surrounding the evolution of cultural policies and related institutional structures within a single democratic jurisdiction: the 26-county Irish state that came into being in 1922.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Politics and Polemics of Culture in Ireland, 1800–2010  1. British Government and the Shaping of Irish Cultural Life in the Nineteenth Century  2. Liberal Scruples and Cultural Revival, 1890–1916  3. Institutional Experiments in Culture  4. Culture and the Conservative Revolution, 1916–21  5. Anarchy, Gaelicism and Culture, 1922–32  6. Cultural Institutions and the Gaelic Ideal  7. Flying the Nets of Insularity  8. Culture, Tradition and the Individual Talent of Sean O'Faolain  9. Culture and the Public Sphere, 1922–50  10. Towards the Formation of an Arts Council, 1945–51  11. Thriving on Official Neglect: Popular Culture, 1950–70  12. The Arts Council in the 1950s  13. The 1960s  14. Charles Haughey and the Politics of Art  15. Reforming the Arts Council  16. The North Erupts: Studying Culture in Troubled Times  17. Transforming the Arts Council  18. Excellence or Access?: The Call for Cultural Democracy  19. The Community Arts Movement  20. Suddenly, a Department for Culture Emerges  21. Mediating Culture: The Role of Arts Journalism  22. The Construction of Heritage, 1950–1970  23. The Institutionalisation of Heritage, 1970–2010  24. Heritage in Conflict, 1992–2010  25. Culture and the Celtic Tiger

O autorze

Pat Cooke was director of the MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management at University College Dublin from 2006 to 2020. Prior to that he directed two major heritage sites on behalf of the state heritage service (Office of Public Works), Kilmainham Gaol and the Pearse Museum.