Overview

This book uses popular culture to highlight the intersections and interplay between ideologies, technological advancement and mobilities as they shape contemporary Irish identities. Marshalling case studies drawn from a wide spectrum of popular culture, including the mediated construction of prominent sporting figures, Troubles-set sitcom Derry Girls, and poignant drama feature Philomena, Anthony P. McIntyre offers a wide-ranging discussion of contemporary Irishness, tracing its entanglement with notions of mobility, regionality and identity. The book will appeal to students and scholars of Irish studies, cultural studies, as well as film and media studies.    

Full Product Details

Author:   Anthony P. McIntyre
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.359kg
ISBN:  

9783030942571

ISBN 10:   3030942570
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   25 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction—“Fractured Movement”: Transnationalism, Regionality, and Diaspora in Contemporary Irish Popular Culture.- 2. Star Leverage, Local Matters, and Transnational Media: Chris O’Dowd, Moone Boy and Puffin Rock.- 3. Derry Girls and Cork Boys: Second Cities, Regional Identities and (Trans)National Tensions in the Contemporary Irish Sitcom.- 4. Transnationalism, Masculinity, and Diasporic Performativity in Irish Sport: Conor McGregor and James McClean.- 5. Irish Female Comedic Voices, Diasporic Melancholy, and Productive Irritation: Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea and Maeve Higgins.- 6. Mammies and Sons: Mobilising Maternal and Filial Affect in Mrs Brown’s Boys, 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy, and Philomena.- 7. Coda: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Irish Screen Media.

Reviews

Author Information

Anthony P. McIntyre is a Teaching Fellow in Film and Media Studies at University College Dublin, Ireland. He is Co-editor of The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness (2017) and recent publications have appeared in Television & New Media, Feminist Media Studies, and European Journal of Cultural Studies.     

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions