The Irish in us : Irishness, performativity, and popular culture
Diane Negra (Editor)
Essays examining how Irish identity is performed and commodified in the contemporary transnational environment, in Frank McCourt's writing, the explosion of Irish-themed merchandising, the practices of heritage seekers and in the movie The Crying Game
379 s. : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780822337287, 9780822337409, 0822337282, 0822337401
937245092
The Irish in Us: Irishness, Performativity, and Popular Culture / Diane Negra 1“Still ‘Black’ and ‘Proud’”: Irish America and the Racial Politics of Hibernophilia / Catherine M. Eagan 20The Wearing of the Green: Performing Irishness in the Fox Wartime Musical / Sean Griffin 64“The Best Kept Secret in Retail”: Selling Irishness in Contemporary America / Natasha Casey 84“Papa Don’t Preach”: Pregnancy and Performance in Contemporary Irish Cinema / Maria Pramaggiore 110rish Roots: Genealogy and the Performance of Irishness / Stephanie Rains 130Ray Charles on Hyndford Street: Van Morrison’s Caledonian Soul / Lauren Onkey 161Garth Brooks in Ireland, or, Play That Country Music, Whiteboys / Mary McGlynn 196“Does the Rug Match the Carpet?”: Race, Gender, and the Redheaded Woman / Amanda Third 220Dead, White, and Male: Irishness in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel / Gerardine Meaney 254“A Bit of Traveller in Everybody”: Traveller Identities in Irish and American Culture / Maeve Connolly 282Feeling Éire(y): On Irish-Caribbean Popular Culture / Michael Malouf 318Irishness, Innocence, and American Identity Politics before and after September 11 / Diane Negra 354Contributors 373Index 377