Irish/ness Is All Around Us: Language Revivalism and the Culture of Ethnic Identity in Northern Ireland (Integration and Conflict Studies Book 6)

Prés. de l'éd.: Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of 'Irish culture' in the domains of language, music, dance and sports. The author's theoretical approach to ethnicity and ethnic revivals presents an expanded explanatory framework for the social (re)production of ethnicity, theorizing the mutual interrelations between representations and cultural practices regarding their combined capacity to engender ethnic revivals. Relevant not only to readers with an interest in the intricacies of the Northern Irish situation, this book also appeals to a broader readership in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, history and political science concerned with the mechanisms behind ethnonational conflict and the politics of culture and identity in general A Walk Of Life : Entering Catholic West Belfast -- Framing The Research : Analytical Approach And Methodology -- Fáilte Isteach : Welcome In -- Becoming A Gaeilgeoir -- On Prophets, Godfathers, Rebels, And Prostitutes : A Contemporary History Of The Irish Language In Catholic West Belfast -- Our Own Native Language : Local Representations And Practices Of The Irish Language -- It's Part Of What We Are : Identifying Identity -- Becoming (aware Of) Who You Are : Irish -- Casting Nets Of Identity : A Contemporary History Of Irishness In Catholic West Belfast -- Something Inside So Strong : Local Representations And Practices Of Irishness -- Trying To Make Sense Of It All : Identity Matters In Catholic West Belfast. Olaf Zenker. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 281-294) And Index.