Reimagining Ireland
Series Editor: Dr Eamon Maher, Institute of Technology, Tallaght
The concepts of Ireland and ‘Irishness’ are in constant flux in the wake of an ever-increasing reappraisal of the notion of cultural and national specificity in a world assailed from all angles by the forces of globalisation and uniformity. Reimagining Ireland interrogates Ireland’s past and present and suggests possibilities for the future by looking at Ireland’s literature, culture and history and subjecting them to the most up-to-date critical appraisals associated with sociology, literary theory, historiography, political science and theology.
Some of the pertinent issues include, but are not confined to, Irish writing in English and Gaelic, Nationalism, Unionism, the Northern ‘Troubles’, the Peace Process, economic development in Ireland, the impact and decline of the Celtic Tiger, Irish spirituality, the rise and fall of organised religion, the visual arts, popular cultures, sport, Irish music and dance, emigration and the Irish diaspora, immigration and multiculturalism, marginalisation, globalisation, modernity/postmodernity and postcolonialism. The series publishes monographs, comparative studies, interdisciplinary projects, conference proceedings and edited books.
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On Monday 23 November 2009, Professor Luke Gibbons launched the book Cultural Perspectives on Globalisation and Ireland, and the series in which it appears, Reimagining Ireland. Both the book and the series are edited by Eamon Maher.
Professor Gibbons stressed the importance of this initiative, saying that Reimagining Ireland is ‘a major intervention in Irish Studies’, a branch of study that emerged initially in the USA and now, thanks to Dr. Maher, has returned to Ireland. According to Professor Gibbons, ‘the series is at the cutting edge of interrogating what exactly it means to be Irish.’ He found it significant that the place in which this was taking place was not one of the traditional universities, but the Institute of Technology in Tallaght. This was a great tribute to all those who contributed to bringing this to pass. See photos form the launch below.
