Essays about: "irish history"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words irish history.

  1. 11. (Re)situating Women in Irish Revolutionary History by (Re)Doing Undone Gender : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sean O'Faolain's Biography "Constance Markievicz".

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John Woodlock; [2014]
    Keywords : patriarchy; objectivity; participation; allegory; visibility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of knowledge and claims of objectivity in Irish revolutionary historical narratives are discursively gendered processes which maintain a power-differentiation between the sexes through the assignment of a hierarchy of significance to the participation of men and women in the Irish struggles for independence. The partial visibility of women in such historical accounts is discursively maintained by the masculinization of Irish historical knowledge production where nationalist revolutionary discourses have been articulated by men as male-only spaces, preserving a hegemonic male-hero image. READ MORE

  3. 12. Black Pool : Hiberno-Norse identity in Viking Age and Early Medieval Ireland.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anton Amlé; [2014]
    Keywords : Hiberno-Norse; Vikings; Celtic; Hybrid Culture; Identity; Influences; Art; Viking Age; Scandinavia; Ireland; Gaelicization; Creolization; Hybridization; Iro-Skandinaver; Vikingar; Kelter; Hybridkultur; Identitet; Influenser; Konst; Vikingatiden; Skandinavien; Irland; Keltisering; Kreolisering; Hybridisering;

    Abstract : This paper is aimed at mapping important traits in a Hiberno-Norse identity. This is the main focus of the essay, but another important part is to problematize this using several theoretical approaches of which the main are identity, creolization and hybridization. READ MORE

  4. 13. Yeats, Myth and Mythical Method : A Close Reading of the Representations of Celtic and Catholic Mythology in “The Wanderings of Oisin”

    University essay from Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Jenny Sperens; [2013]
    Keywords : Yeats; mythical method; close reading; Irish mythology; Oisin; Yeats; mytisk metod; närläsning; Irländsk mytologi; Oisin;

    Abstract : “The Wanderings of Oisin” was published in 1889 and is one of W.B Yeats’ earliest poems and is the main focus for this essay. The poem depicts the duality of Irish identity and the transition from one system of belief to another. This essay will demonstrate that W. READ MORE

  5. 14. The 'Troubles' of Myths and Symbols: A study of the conflict in Northern Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Garpmo; [2005]
    Keywords : Northern Ireland; Myth; Fear; Ethno-Symbolism; Symbolic Politics; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Northern Ireland is a conflict with a long and violent history, which often focuses on the armed struggle of extremist organizations. This thesis instead asks how is the conflict in Northern Ireland kept alive in the lives of ordinary people? The material used comes from books and articles containing interviews and descriptions of the environment and local perceptions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Predatory Pricing Policy under EC and US Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Christian Barthel; [2002]
    Keywords : European Affairs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Predatory pricing poses a dilemma which perplexed and intrigued the competition community for many years. It is one of the most discussed topics in the area of antitrust economics, as the critical issue is to meld economic insights with sound legal rules. READ MORE