Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland

This essay considers the changes that have taken place in the murals of Northern Ireland over the past decade or so. It will be argued that although there have been important developments in the murals that reflect the consolidation of ‘peace’ during this period, the walls also tell a different stor...

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Main Author: Tony Crowley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2015-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tony_Crowley-10.pdf
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description This essay considers the changes that have taken place in the murals of Northern Ireland over the past decade or so. It will be argued that although there have been important developments in the murals that reflect the consolidation of ‘peace’ during this period, the walls also tell a different story.  It will be shown that, perhaps predictably, given the paralysis and stagnation that have characterised the power-sharing arrangements, and the disillusionment, cynicism and bitterness towards the political settlement which is now evident, a number of murals offer representations that indicate the growth of tendencies that present latent but real dangers.
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spelling doaj.art-39e8a6638cf04b46b29d0eda3f1dec142022-12-22T00:00:52ZengAsociación Española de Estudios IrlandesesEstudios Irlandeses1699-311X1699-311X2015-03-01101058765176Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern IrelandTony Crowley0 University of Leeds, UK This essay considers the changes that have taken place in the murals of Northern Ireland over the past decade or so. It will be argued that although there have been important developments in the murals that reflect the consolidation of ‘peace’ during this period, the walls also tell a different story.  It will be shown that, perhaps predictably, given the paralysis and stagnation that have characterised the power-sharing arrangements, and the disillusionment, cynicism and bitterness towards the political settlement which is now evident, a number of murals offer representations that indicate the growth of tendencies that present latent but real dangers.http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tony_Crowley-10.pdfNorthern Ireland2005-2015Political developmentsHegemony.
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Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
Estudios Irlandeses
Northern Ireland
2005-2015
Political developments
Hegemony.
title Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
title_full Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
title_fullStr Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
title_full_unstemmed Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
title_short Hegemonic Shifts: The Latest from the Walls of Northern Ireland
title_sort hegemonic shifts the latest from the walls of northern ireland
topic Northern Ireland
2005-2015
Political developments
Hegemony.
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