Philosophical perspectives on contemporary Ireland

Author(s)

• Fischer, Clara
• Mahon, Áine

Bibliographic Information

Philosophical perspectives on contemporary Ireland

edited by Clara Fischer and Áine Mahon

（Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy）

Routledge, 2022, c2020

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first book to bring a philosophical lens to issues of socio-political and cultural importance in twenty-first century Ireland. While the social, political, and economic landscape of contemporary Ireland has inspired extensive scholarly debate both within and well beyond the field of Irish Studies, there is a distinct lack of philosophical voices in these discussions. The aim of this volume is to enrich the fields of Philosophy and Irish Studies by encouraging a manifestly philosophical exploration of contemporary issues and concerns. The essays in this volume collectively address diverse philosophical questions on contemporary Ireland by exploring a variety of themes, including: diaspora, exile, return; women's bodies and autonomy; historic injustices and national healing; remembering and commemoration; institutionalization and containment; colonialism and Ireland as "home"; conflict and violence; Northern Ireland and the peace process; nationalism, patriotism, and masculinities; ethnicity, immigration, and identity; and translation, art and culture. Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Ireland marks a significant contribution to contemporary theorizations of Ireland by incorporating both Irish and transatlantic perspectives. It will appeal to a broad audience of scholars and advanced students working in philosophy, Irish Studies, feminist theory, history, legal studies, and literary theory. Beyond academia, it will also engage those interested in contemporary Ireland from policy and civil society perspectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Crossing Ireland's Boundaries, Real and Imagined Aine Mahon and Clara Fischer Part I: Memory, Trauma, and Recovery 2. The Risk of Hospitality: Exchanging Stories Changing History Richard Kearney 3. 'In the frail way that people assemble themselves': Feeling Shame about Tuam Kathleen Lennon Part II: Citizenship, Injustice, and the Law 4. 'Take me to Church': Sexual Citizenship and Spatial Justice in Ireland Aideen Quilty 5. State Shame, Sovereignty, and Legal Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse Sinead Ring and Mairead Enright 6. Ireland After the Celtic Tiger: A Study in Social Injustice Vittorio Bufacchi Part III: Nation-Building and Post/Coloniality: Ireland North and South 7. Civil Society and Nonviolent Political Action in Northern Ireland Iain Atack and Dong Jim Kim 8. Is Irish Reunification Republican? Adam Fusco 9. Irish Republican Masculinities: The Politics of Humiliation Dianna Taylor Part IV: Irish Cultural Imaginaries: Dislocation, Diaspora, and Home 10. Coast-Modernism, Wittgenstein, Primitivism, and the West of Ireland Luke Gibbons 11. Exile, Dislocation, and Home Spaces: Irish Narratives Danielle Petherbridge Part V: Language, Identity, and Erasure 12. Racisms, Identity, and Anti-Racist Learner-Citizenship Karl Kitching 13. Who's Afraid of the Irish Language? The National-Philosophical Possibilities of a Lost Tongue Lisa Foran

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Details

• NCID: BD05553884
• ISBN:
  • 9781032337623
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 255 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DA966.2
  • DC23 : 941.7083
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ireland -- Civilization -- 21st century
  • LCSH : Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
  • LCSH : Ireland -- Social conditions -- 21st century
  • LCSH : Ireland -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA62130982