Music and Irish Identity

Celtic Tiger Blues

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music
Cover of the book Music and Irish Identity by Gerry Smyth, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gerry Smyth ISBN: 9781317092438
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 26, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Gerry Smyth
ISBN: 9781317092438
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 26, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Music and Irish Identity represents the latest stage in a life-long project for Gerry Smyth, focusing here on the ways in which music engages with particular aspects of Irish identity. The nature of popular music and the Irish identity it supposedly articulates have both undergone profound change in recent years: the first as a result of technological and wider industrial changes in the organisation and dissemination of music as seen, for example, with digital platforms such as YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. A second factor has been Ireland’s spectacular fall from economic grace after the demise of the "Celtic Tiger", and the ensuing crisis of national identity. Smyth argues that if, as the stereotypical association would have it, the Irish have always been a musical race, then that association needs re-examination in the light of developments in relation to both cultural practice and political identity. This book contributes to that process through a series of related case studies that are both scholarly and accessible. Some of the principal ideas broached in the text include the (re-)establishment of music as a key object of Irish cultural studies; the theoretical limitations of traditional musicology; the development of new methodologies specifically designed to address the demands of Irish music in all its aspects; and the impact of economic austerity on musical negotiations of Irish identity. The book will be of seminal importance to all those interested in popular music, cultural studies and the wider fate of Ireland in the twenty-first century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Music and Irish Identity represents the latest stage in a life-long project for Gerry Smyth, focusing here on the ways in which music engages with particular aspects of Irish identity. The nature of popular music and the Irish identity it supposedly articulates have both undergone profound change in recent years: the first as a result of technological and wider industrial changes in the organisation and dissemination of music as seen, for example, with digital platforms such as YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. A second factor has been Ireland’s spectacular fall from economic grace after the demise of the "Celtic Tiger", and the ensuing crisis of national identity. Smyth argues that if, as the stereotypical association would have it, the Irish have always been a musical race, then that association needs re-examination in the light of developments in relation to both cultural practice and political identity. This book contributes to that process through a series of related case studies that are both scholarly and accessible. Some of the principal ideas broached in the text include the (re-)establishment of music as a key object of Irish cultural studies; the theoretical limitations of traditional musicology; the development of new methodologies specifically designed to address the demands of Irish music in all its aspects; and the impact of economic austerity on musical negotiations of Irish identity. The book will be of seminal importance to all those interested in popular music, cultural studies and the wider fate of Ireland in the twenty-first century.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Animal Cities by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Key Facts: Employment Law by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Money Machines by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Compassionate Communities by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Race, Racism and Psychology by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Inside the Welfare State by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Deviant Behaviour by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Deleuze's Way by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Teaching with the Screen by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Leadership and Organization by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Just Conservation by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Sobriety & Mirth by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Fostering Imagination in Higher Education by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book The China Factor by Gerry Smyth
Cover of the book Body Problems by Gerry Smyth
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy