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James Mahony (C.1816-1859): The Illustrated London News, Niamh Ann Kelly
James Mahony (C.1816-1859): The Illustrated London News, Niamh Ann Kelly
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Imaging The Great Irish Famine: Representing Dispossession In Visual Culture, Preface & Introduction, Niamh Ann Kelly
Imaging The Great Irish Famine: Representing Dispossession In Visual Culture, Preface & Introduction, Niamh Ann Kelly
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‘Niamh Ann Kelly's lavishly illustrated book throws new light on the visual culture commemorative of hunger, famine and dispossession in mid-nineteenth-century Ireland. Located within the discipline of International Memorial Studies, the text and images both challenge and extend our understanding of Famine history. Examining the visual culture since the time of the Famine until the present, Kelly asks, how do we view, experience and represent the past in the present? To what extent does the viewer insert themselves in this complex process? Is there such a thing as ethical spectatorship? Kelly’s sophisticated yet sympathetic study of the “grievous history” …
Ultimate Witnesses - The Visual Culture Of Death, Burial And Mourning In Famine Ireland, Extract, Niamh Ann Kelly
Ultimate Witnesses - The Visual Culture Of Death, Burial And Mourning In Famine Ireland, Extract, Niamh Ann Kelly
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The Great Irish Famine And The Development Of Journalism, Michael Foley
The Great Irish Famine And The Development Of Journalism, Michael Foley
Conference Papers
The Great Irish Famine (1845 to 1852) took place just as major changes were taking place in the media. The coverage by Irish and international of the Famine had an influence on the media that shaped how catastrophes will be covered for the next century or more.
Exposing England For Famine Wrongs, Ian Kilroy
Exposing England For Famine Wrongs, Ian Kilroy
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A critical review of The Famine Plot by Tim Pat Coogan. Coogan blames English government policy for the Irish Famline.