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OverviewThe signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland. As the public has overwhelmingly rejected a return to the violence of the Troubles (1968–1998), loyalist and republican groups have sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of Ireland: from street parades to football chants, and from folk festivals to YouTube videos, music facilitates the continuation of pre-Agreement identity narratives in a “post-conflict” era. Sounding Dissent draws on original in-depth interviews with Irish republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper articles, to understand the history of political violence in Ireland. The book examines the hagiographic potential of rebel songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion in times of peace. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen MillarPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780472038879ISBN 10: 0472038877 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 30 April 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations and Irish Words Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Irish Rebel Songs and Their Origins Chapter 2. The Red and the Green Chapter 3. Irish Rebel Songs and the Onset of the Troubles Chapter 4. Music from the Blocks Chapter 5. Sounding Dissent Chapter 6. Performing Pre-Agreement Narratives in a “Post-Conflict” Era Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationStephen R. Millar is Lecturer in Anthropology and Ethnomusicology at Queen's University Belfast. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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