Visualizing Dublin: Visual Culture, Modernity and the Representation of Urban Space

Justin Carville (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 3034308027 / ISBN 13: 9783034308021

Published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2013

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Dublin has held an important place throughout Ireland's cultural history. This book examines the relationship of Dublin to Ireland's social history through the city's visual culture. It addresses two themes in Irish studies: the intersection of the city with cultural politics, and the role of the visual in projecting Irish cultural identity. Editor(s): Carville, Justin. Series: Reimagining Ireland. Num Pages: 316 pages, 58, ill. b/w. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; AKD; AM; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484. . 2013. New edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visualizing Dublin: Visual Culture, Modernity and the Representation of Urban Space
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034308027
• ISBN 13: 9783034308021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Dublin has held an important place throughout Ireland’s cultural history. The shifting configurations of the city’s streetscapes have been marked by the ideological frameworks of imperialism, its architecture embedded within the cultural politics of the nation, and its monuments and sculptures mobilized to envision the economic ambitions of the state. This book examines the relationship of Dublin to Ireland’s social history through the city’s visual culture. Through specific case studies of Dublin’s streetscapes, architecture and sculpture and its depiction in literature, photography and cinema, the contributors discuss the significance of visual experiences and representations of the city to our understanding of Irish cultural life, both past and present.
Drawing together scholars from across the arts, humanities and social sciences, the collection addresses two emerging themes in Irish studies: the intersection of the city with cultural politics, and the role of the visual in projecting Irish cultural identity. The essays not only ask new questions of existing cultural histories but also identify previously unexplored visual representations of the city. The book’s interdisciplinary approach seeks to broaden established understandings of visual culture within Irish studies to incorporate not only visual artefacts, but also textual descriptions and ocular experiences that contribute to how we come to look at, see and experience both Dublin and Ireland.

About the Author

Justin Carville teaches Historical and Theoretical Studies in Photography and Visual Culture at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. His first book, Photography and Ireland, was published in 2011.