Date: 2020
Type: Book
Minorities in/and Ireland
Special issue of Studi irlandesi : a journal of Irish studies, 2020. Vol. 10
MCDONAGH, Patrick James (editor/s), MCDONAGH, Patrick James, Minorities in/and Ireland, Special issue of Studi irlandesi : a journal of Irish studies, 2020. Vol. 10
- https://hdl.handle.net/1814/67632
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As recently as November 1988, the then Minister for Justice, Gerry Collins, speaking in Seanad Éireann during the Second Stage of the Prohibition of Incitement to Racial, Religious or National Hatred Bill, remarked that Ireland was “essentially a homogeneous society” and “despite our membership of the European Community and, therefore, our close relationship with a number of societies which are becoming increasingly multiracial, the racial structure of this country is unlikely to change significantly for some time to come.” Whereas Collins viewed Ireland as a homogenous society in the late 1980s, this is certainly not the case today. A look at the 2011 census reveals that 544,357 non-Irish nationals were living in the Republic of Ireland, an increase of 143% since 2002, representing 199 different nations. The change in Ireland’s demographics has coincided with a transformation in Ireland’s reputation as one of being a socially conservative society dominated by the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, to one of Ireland being a leading exemplar for human rights and tolerance throughout the world. This was most epitomised by the 2018 repeal of the eighth amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, which had placed a constitutional ban on abortion since the divisive referendum of 1983, and the 2015 marriage equality referendum. It is within this context that the tenth issue of Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies focuses on “Minorities in/and Ireland” as a means of contextualising the important role minorities have played in Irish society. “Minorities in/and Ireland” comprises ten essays divided up into four sections: “Queer Representations in Literature”; “Home and Away: Notions of Irishness”; “Theatre and Minorities’ (In)Visibility”; “Resilience: Travellers and Magdalene Survivors”, which broadly address issues such as: the representation of LGBT individuals, exiles, migrants, and refugees in Irish literature; LGBT migrants and political activism; the role of theatre as a medium of giving voice to minorities like Ireland’s Jewish community and those with disabilities; and the resilience of Ireland’s Traveller community and survivors of Magdalene Laundries. The essays are not confined to one period, instead, they span from the late 1800s to the present day, covering both the North and South of Ireland as well as regions outside Ireland. Combined, these essays provide an insight into a changing Ireland.
Table of Contents:
-- 1. Queer Representations in Literature -- 2. Home and Away: Notions of Irishness -- 3. Theatre and Minorities’ (In)Visibility -- 4. Resilience: Travellers and Magdalene Survivors
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/67632
Full-text via DOI: 10.13128/SIJIS-2239-3978-10
ISBN: 9788855180993
ISSN: 2239-3978
Publisher: Firenze University Press
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