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A terrible beauty is bought: 1916, commemoration and commodification.

Younger, Alison (2016) A terrible beauty is bought: 1916, commemoration and commodification. Irish Studies Review, 24 (4). pp. 455-467. ISSN 0967-0882

Item Type: Article

Abstract

Mindful of Benedict Anderson’s emphasis on Imagined Communities on the power of print culture – and print-capitalism – to shape and share national ideas and identities, this article offers a comparative analysis of the commemorations of 1798 and 1916 by looking at commemorative ephemera: kitschy memorabilia, themed merchandise, newspaper cuttings and advertisements, handbills and inventively branded commodities, as important cultural texts which purveyed ideological values and meanings at the time of their production. It suggests that the consumer sphere allows us to shed light on the commemorative discourses these ephemeral objects produce, retelling and retailing the risings in question. Texts often regarded as throwaway or lowbrow vied for their share in the ideological marketplace to form part of the heritage of 1798 and 1916, the centenary of the one feeding into the ferment of the other. The reception and representation of the pivotal figures of Wolfe Tone and James Connolly is discussed through the prism of Thomas Richards’ conception of commodity culture, and attention is paid to counter-commemorative strands as well as positive rhetorics of remembrance.

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Depositing User: Barry Hall

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Item ID: 9778
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/09670882.2016.1226675
ISSN: 0967-0882
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/9778
Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670...

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ORCID for Alison Younger: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-6999

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Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2018 08:58
Last Modified: 15 May 2020 11:47

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Author: Alison Younger ORCID iD

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Media and Communications

Subjects

Culture > English Language and Literature

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