A relevant and thorough examination of how urban space is constructed and contested in "post-conflict" Northern Ireland. Examines the official effort to produce new civic images against the backdrop of ongoing political and social struggle. Sheds light on the contested nature of seemingly harmonized urban landscapes in societies undergoing radical structural change
A relevant and thorough examination of how urban space is constructed and contested in "post-conflict" Northern Ireland. Examines the official effort to produce new civic images against the backdrop of ongoing political and social struggle. Sheds light on the contested nature of seemingly harmonized urban landscapes in societies undergoing radical structural change
Bree T. Hocking is an anthropologist and journalist who writes on the intersection of art, spatial politics, and society. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and media outlets including Anthropology Matters, BBC Radio 4, and Roll Call, where she was formerly a staff writer. She received a Ph.D. from Queen's University Belfast, and in 2013 was the recipient of an Irmgard Coninx Foundation fellowship to carry out research related to the artistic transformation of the Berlin Wall.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Landscapes of Change in the Transitional City Chapter 1. A Place Apart? Sectarian Geographies, Shared Space and the Material Production of a 'New' Northern Ireland Chapter 2. From 'Gunland' to Globalization: The 'Space of Flows' Meets Place in a City 'on the Rise' Chapter 3. Neutral Space is Shopping Space. Or is it? The Choreography of Consumption in Belfast City Centre Chapter 4. Beautiful Barriers: Contesting the Symbolic Reimaging of Community along a Belfast Peace Line Chapter 5. Transforming the Stone: Recasting Derry's Diamond War Memorial for the Demands of a Shared Future Chapter 6. Art on the Frontlines: Civilising Derry's Ebrington Military Barracks for a 'City of Culture' Conclusion: The City as Civic Identikit? Twenty-first Century Public(s) on the Transnational Urban Stage Set Appendix Bibliography Index
List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Landscapes of Change in the Transitional City Chapter 1. A Place Apart? Sectarian Geographies, Shared Space and the Material Production of a 'New' Northern Ireland Chapter 2. From 'Gunland' to Globalization: The 'Space of Flows' Meets Place in a City 'on the Rise' Chapter 3. Neutral Space is Shopping Space. Or is it? The Choreography of Consumption in Belfast City Centre Chapter 4. Beautiful Barriers: Contesting the Symbolic Reimaging of Community along a Belfast Peace Line Chapter 5. Transforming the Stone: Recasting Derry's Diamond War Memorial for the Demands of a Shared Future Chapter 6. Art on the Frontlines: Civilising Derry's Ebrington Military Barracks for a 'City of Culture' Conclusion: The City as Civic Identikit? Twenty-first Century Public(s) on the Transnational Urban Stage Set Appendix Bibliography Index
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