EAN: 9783039118519

CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBALISATION AND IREL...

In the space of a few short decades  Ireland has become one of the most globalised societies in
the Western world. The full ramifications of this transformation for traditional Irish
communities  religious practice  economic activity  as well as literature and the arts  are as
yet unknown. What is known is that Ireland's largely unthinking embrace of globalisation has at
times had negative consequences. Unlike some other European countries  Ireland has eagerly and
sometimes recklessly grasped the opportunities for material advancement afforded by the global
project. This collection of essays  largely the fruit of two workshops organised under the
auspices of the Humanities Institute of Ireland at University College Dublin and the National
Centre for Franco-Irish Studies in the Institute of Technology  Tallaght  explores how
globalisation has taken such a firm hold on Irish society and provides a cultural perspective
on the phenomenon. The book is divided into two sections. The first examines various
manifestations of globalisation in Irish society whereas the second focuses on literary
representations of globalisation. The contributors  acknowledged experts in the areas of
cultural theory  religion  sociology and literature  offer a panoply of viewpoints of Ireland's
interaction with globalisation.

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